ABSTRACT

A school of thought traceable to the political writings of Bodin and Hobbes believes that "order" is the cardinal principle which takes precedence over "justice" - which is reduced to conformity. The main concern of this book is to analyse this tradition through study of its progenitors.

part One|24 pages

Introduction

chapter One|22 pages

Introduction

part Two|32 pages

Absolutist Perspectives

chapter Two|6 pages

History: Italy and Machiavelli

chapter Three|9 pages

History: France and Bodin

chapter Four|15 pages

History: England and Hobbes

part Three|87 pages

Twilight of the Pluralist State: Jean Bodin

chapter Five|12 pages

Bodinian Overview

chapter Six|11 pages

The Family

chapter Seven|10 pages

Private Corporate Bodies

chapter Ten|14 pages

The Sovereign: Exposition

chapter Eleven|18 pages

The Sovereign: Analysis

part Four|94 pages

Dawn of the Absolutist State: Thomas Hobbes

chapter Twelve|17 pages

Hobbesian Overview: Facts and Norms

chapter Thirteen|9 pages

Hobbesian Overview: Family and State

chapter Fourteen|13 pages

The Individual

chapter Fifteen|13 pages

Mother and Infant

chapter Sixteen|9 pages

Parent and Child

chapter Seventeen|8 pages

Corporate Structure

chapter Eighteen|11 pages

State Structure

chapter Nineteen|12 pages

Conclusion

part Twenty|34 pages

Conclusion

chapter Twenty|32 pages

The Ideology of Order