The Social Contract From Hobbes To Rawls
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The Social Contract From Hobbes To Rawls
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Author : David Boucher
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
The Social Contract From Hobbes To Rawls written by David Boucher and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Political Science categories.
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Contract Culture And Citizenship
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Author : Mark E. Button
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010
Contract Culture And Citizenship written by Mark E. Button and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Political Science categories.
"Explores the concept of the social contract and how it shapes citizenship. Argues that the modern social contract is an account of the ethical and cultural conditions upon which modern citizenship depends"--Provided by publisher.
Private Property Freedom And Order
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Author : Mehmet Kanatli
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2021-11-29
Private Property Freedom And Order written by Mehmet Kanatli and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-29 with Political Science categories.
This book looks at how the ideas of freedom, property, and order are expressed in modern social contract theories (SCTs). Drawing on the theories of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Rawls, it studies how notions of freedom promulgated by these SCTs invariably legitimise and defend the private ownership of the means of production. It argues that capitalism’s impact on individual dependence and economic inequality still stems from this model, ultimately working in favour of proprietors. The author highlights the problematic nature of SCTs, which work as ideological mechanisms put forward under the guise of formal equality and formal freedom, by focusing on the historical and social context behind them. From a methodological point of view, the author presents a de-ideologization of the contractarian issue and provides insight into the political ‘layers’ within the discourse of individualism, human nature and morality shaping the outer corners of contractarian theory. An important intervention in the study of SCTs, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of political and social theory, sociology, political history, and political philosophy.
Will And Political Legitimacy
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Author : Patrick Riley
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1982
Will And Political Legitimacy written by Patrick Riley and has been published by Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Law categories.
At the heart of representative government is the question: "What makes government and its agents legitimate authorities?" The notion of consent to a social contract between the citizen and his government is central to this problem. What are the functions of public authority? What are the people's rights in a self-governing and representative state? Patrick Riley presents a comprehensive historical analysis of the meaning of contract theory and a testing of the inherent validity of the ideas of consent and obligation. He uncovers the critical relationship between the act of willing and that of consenting in self-government and shows how "will" relates to political legitimacy. His is the first large-scale study of social contract theory from Hobbes to Rawls that gives "will" the central place it occupies in contractarian thinking.
Social Contract
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Author : Michael Harry Lessnoff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Social Contract written by Michael Harry Lessnoff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Social contract categories.
Justice And The Social Contract
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Author : Samuel Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-24
Justice And The Social Contract written by Samuel Freeman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-24 with Philosophy categories.
Samuel Freeman was a student of the influential philosopher John Rawls, he has edited numerous books dedicated to Rawls' work and is arguably Rawls' foremost interpreter. This volume collects new and previously published articles by Freeman on Rawls. Among other things, Freeman places Rawls within historical context in the social contract tradition, and thoughtfully addresses criticisms of this position. Not only is Freeman a leading authority on Rawls, but he is an excellent thinker in his own right, and these articles will be useful to a wide range of scholars interested in Rawls and the expanse of his influence.
Classical Social Contract Theory
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Author : Sebastian Erckel
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2009-05-11
Classical Social Contract Theory written by Sebastian Erckel and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-11 with Political Science categories.
Essay from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - Political Theory and the History of Ideas Journal, grade: 80%= good, University of Kerala (Department of Political Science), course: Political Theory- Liberal Tradition, language: English, abstract: This essay compares the classical social contract theories of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Different perceptions of the state of nature resulted in different ideas about the social contract and its emphasis on either security (Hobbes), individual rights (Locke) or the collective freedom of Rousseau's general will. Political philosophy is believed to have started with Plato’s “Republic”, the first known sophisticated analysis of a fundamental question that humans have probably been concerned with much longer: how should human society be organised, i.e. who should rule and why? Plato believed that ruling required special training and skills and should therefore be left to an aristocracy of guardians who had received extensive training. While the notion that ruling requires expertise can hardly be denied there is also agreement among most philosophers that whoever qualifies for the job of ruling needs to do so with the interest of the people in mind. But what is the interest of the people and how can it be discovered? According to Plato, a necessary precondition for rulers is wisdom and that is why he wanted his guardians to be especially trained in philosophy. One may think that the people themselves should know what is best for them but somewhat surprisingly this idea has been rejected not just by Plato but also by many philosophers following him. Another approach is to link rule on Earth to a mandate received from a divine Creator. However, even the idea that humans could not exist without a government has been questioned, most notably by anarchism. Thus, the question of how political rule, the power to make decisions for others, could be justified is an essential one. Only legitimate rule creates obligation and without obligation it is hard to see how any form of society can survive. It is precisely for these elementary questions that social contract theories attempt to provide an answer for. The social contract can be seen as a device both for justifying not only rule itself but a particular type of rule, and demonstrating that political obligation can indeed be demanded. A unique feature of the classical social contract theories discussed in this paper is that they started out with an analysis of the state of nature.
The Social Contract And Its Contentious Role For Rawls S Theory Of Justice
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Author : Jan Kercher
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2004-03-24
The Social Contract And Its Contentious Role For Rawls S Theory Of Justice written by Jan Kercher and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-24 with Political Science categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Politics - Political Theory and the History of Ideas Journal, grade: A (85%), University of British Columbia (Department for Political Science), course: Modern Political Thought: John Rawls and his Critics, language: English, abstract: In “A Theory of Justice” (Rawls, 1971), John Rawls tries to develop a conception of justice that is based on a social contract. His approach, doubtlessly, led to a revival of the contract theory in modern political theory. However, his peculiar conception of a hypothetical contract has also evoked a wave of severe criticism. Some of his critics settle for condemning special features of Rawls’s contractual concept, while others maintain that Rawls’s theory is, in effect, no real contract theory. In this paper, I will therefore focus on two research questions: Is Rawls’s theory a genuine contract theory at all? If yes, does the contract play a crucial role in this theory or is there a preferable alternative available to Rawls?
Social Contract Theories
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Author : Vicente Medina
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 1990
Social Contract Theories written by Vicente Medina and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Social contract categories.
'. . . this book will be valuable to upper-division and graduate students interested in the validity of SC theories.'-PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL SCIENCE
The Social Contract Theorists
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Author : Christopher W. Morris
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1999
The Social Contract Theorists written by Christopher W. Morris and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Literary Criticism categories.
This is an introduction to the critical literature on the classical and social political thinkers Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.