The Limits of Hobbesian Contractarianism

by Jody S. Kraus

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This 1994 book constitutes a sustained, comprehensive, and rigorous critique of contemporary Hobbesian contractarianism as expounded in the work of Jean Hampton, Gregory Kavka, and David Gauthier. Professor Kraus argues that the attempts by these three philosophers to use Hobbes to answer current political and moral questions fail. The reasons why they fail are related to fundamental problems intrinsic to Hobbesian contractarianism: first, the problem...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521449723

ISBN13:9780521449724

Release Date:January 1993

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.17 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

17th Century History & Surveys Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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