The Social Contract Theorists: Critical Essays on Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau (Critical Essays on the Classics Series) by Christopher W. Morris (PDF)

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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 texts, familiarizing them with key elements of the theory, while at the same time introducing them to current scholarly controversies. A bibliography of additional work is provided. The classical social contract theorists represent one of the two or three most important modern traditions in political thought. Their ideas dominated political debates in Europe and North America in the 17th and 18th centuries, influencing political thinkers, statesmen, constitution makers, revolutionaries, and other political actors alike. Debates during the French Revolution and the early history of the American Republic were often conducted in the language of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. Later political philosophy can only be understood against this backdrop. And the contemporary revival of contractarian moral and political thought, represented by John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice (1971) or David GauthierOs Morals by Agreement (1986), needs to be appreciated in the history of this tradition.

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⭐On time, as described.

⭐Benché un po’ datati (anni 80 e 90, uno del 70) i saggi raccolti sono tutti di alto livello e spesso superiori ai numerosi studi più recenti che parlano più fra di loro che degli autori classici o della teoria contrattualistica come tale. Un limite della raccolta è l’origine limitatamente anglosassone dei ricercatori che per Hobbes e Locke possono essere avvantaggiati, ma che a volte fanno più fatica a cogliere il pensiero autentico di Rousseau. O sarebbe una mancanza dei ricercatori francesi (e italiani)?good

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