"We are all parties to a social contract and obligated under it. But how is such an agreement possible in a society riven by deep moral disagreement? This book explains the social-contract tradition from its beginnings in the English Revolution, through Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau to its culmination in Rawls"--
"We are all parties to a social contract and obligated under it. But how is such an agreement possible in a society riven by deep moral disagreement? This book explains the social-contract tradition from its beginnings in the English Revolution, through Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau to its culmination in Rawls"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
William A. Edmundson is the author of John Rawls: Reticent Socialist (2017), An Introduction to Rights (2012); Three Anarchical Fallacies (1998); and Socialism for Soloists (2021). He has written on democracy, animal rights, distributive justice, moral responsibility, coercion, political obligation, moral relativism, capital punishment, privacy, civility, and other topics.
Inhaltsangabe
1. The debates at Putney 2. Thomas hobbes, born with fear 3. Hobbes, from war to leviathan 4. Hobbes, toleration, stability, government 5. John locke, (semi-)tolerance and no tyrants 6. Locke, property and natural right 7. Locke, rule of law, limited government 8. Hume's critique 9. Rousseau and inequality 10. Rousseau, contract, and the general will 11. More revolutions, chartism, and the ascent of utilitarianism 12. John rawls, social-contract revivalist 13. Rawls, the choice situation 14. Rawls's (Revised) arguments 15. The case for political equality 16. Social-contract fragmentation Conclusion: has contract discourse helped? Bibliography Index.
1. The debates at Putney 2. Thomas hobbes, born with fear 3. Hobbes, from war to leviathan 4. Hobbes, toleration, stability, government 5. John locke, (semi-)tolerance and no tyrants 6. Locke, property and natural right 7. Locke, rule of law, limited government 8. Hume's critique 9. Rousseau and inequality 10. Rousseau, contract, and the general will 11. More revolutions, chartism, and the ascent of utilitarianism 12. John rawls, social-contract revivalist 13. Rawls, the choice situation 14. Rawls's (Revised) arguments 15. The case for political equality 16. Social-contract fragmentation Conclusion: has contract discourse helped? Bibliography Index.
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