| Description |
x, 269 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Explores the concept of the social contract and how it shapes citizenship. Argues that the modern social contract is an account of the ethical and cultural conditions upon which modern citizenship depends"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-261) and index. |
| Contents |
"Where justice is called a virtue" : public reason and civic formation in Thomas Hobbes -- Compact before liberal constructivism : the divine politics of John Locke -- Governing subjects and breeding citizens : dilemmas of public reasoning and public judgment in Locke -- Rousseau's contractarian republic : the culture of constitutional self-government -- John Rawls, public reason, and transformative liberalism today -- Conclusion : the politics of not settling down. |
| Subject |
Social contract.
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Social contract. |
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Political science -- Philosophy -- History.
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Political science -- Philosophy. |
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History. |
| ISBN |
9780271033815 cloth alkaline paper |
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0271033819 cloth alkaline paper |
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