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The social contract theorists : critical essays on Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau / edited by Christopher W. Morris.

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This reader introduces students of philosophy and politics to the contemporary critical literature on the classical social contract theorists: Thomas Hobbes (1599-1697), John Locke (1632-1704), and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Twelve thoughtfully selected essays guide students through the text...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Other Authors: Morris, Christopher W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©1999.
Series:Critical essays on the classics.
Subjects:
Hobbes, Thomas, > 1588-1679 > Contributions in political science.
Locke, John, > 1632-1704 > Contributions in political science.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, > 1712-1778 > Contributions in political science.
Social contract.
Hobbes, Thomas, > 1588-1679.
Locke, John, > 1632-1704.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, > 1712-1778.
Political science.
Table of Contents:
  • Hobbes's war of all against all / Gregory S. Kavka
  • Hobbes's "Mortall God": is there a fallacy in Hobbes's theory of sovereignty? / M.M. Goldsmith
  • The failure of Hobbes's social contract argument / Jean Hampton
  • Hobbes's social contract / David Gauthier
  • Why ought one obey God? Reflections on Hobbes and Locke / David Gauthier
  • Locke's state of nature / A. John Simmons
  • Political consent / A. John Simmons
  • Structure, choice, and legitimacy: Locke's theory of the state / Joshua Cohen
  • A possible explanation of Rousseau's general will / Patrick Riley
  • Reflections on Rousseau: autonomy and democracy / Joshua Cohen
  • Rousseau, the problem of sovereignty and the limits of political obligation / John Charvet
  • The general will / Arthur Ripstein.

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