This book links the classical tradition, the giants of the modern period, and the new questions and concerns that are just beginning to rewrite contemporary political philosophy. It is helpful for scholars and students in philosophy and political science.
Contractarianism has been at the center of recent debates in moral and political philosophy. In these essays Jean... Læs mere
This major study of Hobbes' political philosophy draws on recent developments in game and decision theory. It explores whether the argument in Leviathan, that it is in the interests of the people to create a ruler with absolute power, is congent.