Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Rousseau
By: John Plamenatz ; edited by Mark Philp and Zbigniew Pelczynski
Contributors: Philp, Mark; Pelczynski, Z. A.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780199645060
Subjects: PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General; Philosophy; PHILOSOPHY / Political; Political science; Political and social views
Description: "This volume presents lucid and insightful lectures on three great figures from the history of political thought, by John Plamenatz (1912-1975), a leading political philosopher of his time. He explores a range of themes in the political thought of Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Rousseau, at substantially greater length and depth than in his famous work of 1961, Man and Society. The lectures exemplify Plamenatz's view that repeated engagement with the texts of canonical thinkers can substantially enrich and expand our capacity for political reflection. Edited by Mark Philp and Zbigniew Pelczynski, the volume includes annotations to supply Plamenatz's sources and to refer readers to developments in their interpretation. A substantial introduction by Philp sets some of Plamenatz's concerns in the light of trends in recent scholarship, and illuminates the relevance of his work to the contemporary study of political thought"--

"This volume presents lucid and insightful studies of three great figures from the history of political thought, by John Plamenatz (1912-1975), a leading political philosopher of his time. This previously unpublished work exemplifies Plamenatz's view that engagement with canonical texts can enrich and expand our capacity for political reflection"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction, Mark Philp; title: Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Rousseau: Introductory Lecture; title: Part One: Machiavelli; title: 1. The Morally Neutral Political Scientist; title: 2. Virtue and the Double Standard; title: 3. Republics and Freedom; title: 4. Machiavelli: an Egalitarian?; title: 5. The Leader, the Legislator, the Prince, and the Patriot; title: Part Two: Hobbes; title: 6. A General Assessment of his Political Philosophy; title: 7. Obligation, Law, and Covenant I; title: 8. Obligation, Law, and Covenant II; title: 9. Sovereign Authority and the Right Of Resistance (I); title: 10. Sovereign Authority and the Right Of Resistance (II); title: Part Three: Rousseau; title: 11. Rousseau's Place in the History of Political Thought; title: 12. Rousseau's Conception of Freedom; title: 13. Inequality: Its Origins and Effects; title: 14. Man's Natural Goodness and his Corruption by Society; title: 15. Reason, Freedom, and Justice; title: 16. The Sovereign People, the Law, and the Citizen; title: 17. Community and the Citizen; title: Index.