Abstract:

The article deals with the features of the social agreement from the perspective of historical situations that served as prerequisites for its formation. The comparative analysis of the «social contract», proposed by T. Hobbes and J. J. Rousseau, allows us to identify moral priorities that determine the direction of the vector of interaction between the citizen and society. The value orientation of the individual forms the character of relations between fellow citizens and is a guarantee of fulfillment of social obligations.

Keywords: social contract, social interaction, moral obligations, moral partnership.