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.

part Section I|54 pages

Thomas Hobbes

chapter Chapter One|9 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter Two|21 pages

The Ethical Doctrine of Hobbes*

chapter Chapter Three|23 pages

Warrender and his Critics* 1

part Section II|40 pages

John Locke

chapter Chapter Four|8 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter Five|9 pages

Locke and Professor Macpherson*

chapter Chapter Six|22 pages

Appropriation in the State of Nature

Locke on the Origin of Property * 1

part Section III|46 pages

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

part Section IV|34 pages

Edmund Burke

part Section V|78 pages

Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill

chapter Chapter Twelve|15 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter Thirteen|21 pages

Jeremy Bentham and the Public Interest*

chapter Chapter Fourteen|28 pages

Two Concepts of Politics and Democracy

James and John Stuart Mill *

chapter Chapter Fifteen|13 pages

Mill's Principle of Liberty*

part Section VI|42 pages

Karl Marx

chapter Chapter Sixteen|9 pages

Introduction