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Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jean Hampton
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:316 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Social and political philosophy |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521368278
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| Classifications | Dewey:320.01 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
26 August 1988 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This major study of Hobbes's political philosophy draws on recent developments in game and decision theory to explore whether the thrust of the argument in Leviathan, that it is in the interests of the people to create a ruler with absolute power, can be shown to be cogent. Professor Hampton has written a book of vital importance to political philosophers, political and social scientists, and intellectual historians.
Reviews'Hampton's ingenious argument ... is the best that has yet been advanced to explain how Hobbesian persons could institute a sovereign.' David Gauthier, Philosophy and Public Affairs
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