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Contract theory in historical context : essays on Grotius, Hobbes, and Locke /

These essays carefully show that classic social-contract theory was an ancien regime genre. Far more than is commonly realized, the local horizon was built into Hobbes's and Locke's theories and the genre drew on the absolutism of Bodin and Grotius.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baumgold, Deborah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Colección:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 187.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:These essays carefully show that classic social-contract theory was an ancien regime genre. Far more than is commonly realized, the local horizon was built into Hobbes's and Locke's theories and the genre drew on the absolutism of Bodin and Grotius.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 190 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004184268
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9789004184251
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