ABSTRACT

This anthology offers students a carefully edited selection of the most influential and enduring interpretations of key political theorists. There are sections on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Bentham, Mill and Marx. Each section includes classic articles by leading critics, a substantial introduction by the editors, and a guide to further reading. A general introduction to the volume as a whole is also provided. This is an up-to-date and extensive guide to the key issues at stake in the interpretative debate, and it provides an invaluable text for students and teachers of modern political thought.

chapter |8 pages

General introduction

part |1 pages

Section I: Thomas Hobbes

chapter 1|9 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|21 pages

'The ethical doctrine of Hobbes'

chapter 3|23 pages

'Warrender and his critics'

part |1 pages

Section II: John Locke

chapter 4|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 5|9 pages

'Locke and Professor Macpherson'

part |1 pages

Section III: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

chapter 7|9 pages

Introduction

part |1 pages

Section IV: Edmund Burke

part |1 pages

Section V: Jeremy Bentham and J. S. Mill

chapter 12|15 pages

Introduction

chapter 13|21 pages

'Jeremy Bentham and the public interest'

chapter 15|13 pages

'Mill's principle of liberty'

part |1 pages

Section VI: Karl Marx

chapter 16|9 pages

Introduction