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Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition
Jean Hampton
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Description for Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition
hardcover. A major study of Hobbes' political philosophy drawing on developments in game and decision theory. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 574. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
This major study of Hobbes' 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.
This major study of Hobbes' 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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521261845
SKU
KSG0034437
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Reviews for Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition
'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