Question : Which of the following is an
argument against the possibility of
intergenerational contracts?
Student Answer:
The modern welfare state.
The older party is not expected to give
something back to the younger party.
The younger party is expected to work and to
give something to those who came before
them.
The benefits and the burdens of the contract
must be reasonably foreseeable.
Question : Of the following, which is NOT one
of the criticisms of social contract theory?
Student Answer:
It mitigates some of the problems of the state
of nature.