THE PHILOSOPHY OF CONTRACT: THE FIRST STEP TO THE SOLUTION OF A THEORETICAL PROBLEM
The article argues for the necessity of designing the philosophy of contract and submits its rough outlines. The underlying idea is that the general theory of contract (the contract as such) should be considered as the foundation and central part of the philosophy of contract. The author defines the contract as an act of volition, discloses the nature of the contract as a social regulator of prime importance, provides definitions of the legal, non-legal, political, household and industrial contracts. He shows the role of the contract as an indispensable means of interaction between people, as well as its civilizational importance which is determined by the nature of contract as an act expressing the common will and connecting persons who conclude the contract in their own interests.