Liberal Western Social Contract Dimensions Essay
Explain the moral, economic, and political dimensions of our Liberal Western social contract. Cite your readings from Kant, Locke, and/or Rawls, for example, in your explanation.
Next, explain Charles Mills’ “Racial Contract” and how it works in relation to these dimensions of the Western social contract.
In particular, explain the “epistemological contract” and ‘how it situates both the social and the racial contract. What is the epistemological contract? Explain it in terms of Mills’ point that “all whites are beneficiaries,” though not all whites are “signatories” to the “racial contract.”
What are some examples of the Racial Contract from your own experience?
