The social contract : political equality from Putney to 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 culmin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 234 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009395274 (electronic bk.) 1009395270 |