Hobbes, Locke, and Confusion's Masterpiece: An Examination of Seventeenth-Century Political Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9780521017190 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 288 str.

Ross Harrison

Opis

In this major study of the foundations of modern political theory, the eminent political philosopher Ross Harrison explains, analyzes, and criticizes the work of Hobbes, Locke and their contemporaries. He provides a complete account of the turbulent historical background that shaped the political, intellectual and religious content of this philosophy. The book explores the limits of political authority and the relationship of the legitimacy of government to the will of its people in non-technical, accessible prose.

Recenzje

'… brilliant … Marshalling talents that are rare in combination, he applies to these texts historical sensitivity, philosophical acuity and a light-footed lucidity.' British Journal for the History of Philosophy

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The word; 2. The great beast Leviathan; 3. The state of nature's law; 4. The birth of justice; 5. War and peace; 6. Locke's law; 7. Disobedient Locke; 8. The key to Locke's property; 9. Why utility pleases.