Author: Zbigniew Rau
Publisher: University Press of America
Keywords: holism, versus, contractarianism
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1995-06-27
List price: $42.50
ISBN-10: 0819199303
ISBN-13: 9780819199300

John Locke’s political thought, as stated in his "Two Treatises of Government" is comprehensively reinterpreted in this concise work. Rau intentionally avoids a conventional analysis of the historical background and the internal disputes of Locke scholarship. Instead, his analysis is deeply rooted in the classical liberal tradition and casts the enterprise in the theoretically significant terms of 20th century political and ideological dilemmas. Attempting to recast contemporary understanding of Locke’s political doctrine, the book examines its conceptual dimension in relation to t

Author: Jody S. Kraus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: contractarianism, hobbesian, limits
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 1993-01-01
List price: $56.00
ISBN-10: 0521449723
ISBN-13: 9780521449724

This book is the most comprehensive, 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 of collective action arising out of the tension in Hobbes’ theory between individual and collective rationality; second, the classical problem of explaining th

Author: Stephen Darwell
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: philosophy, readings, blackwell, contractualism, contractarianism
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2002-12-03
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 0631231102
ISBN-13: 9780631231103

Contractualism/Contractarianism collects, for the first time, both major classical sources and central contemporary discussions of these important approaches to philosophical ethics. Edited and introduced by Stephen Darwall, these readings are essential for anyone interested in normative ethics.With a helpful introduction by Stephen Darwall, examines key topics in the contractarian and contractualist moral theory.Includes six contemporary essays which respond to the classic sources.Includes an insightful discussion of contractualism by Gary Watson.Includes classic excerpts by key figures such

Authors:Jesús Conill, Christoph Luetge, Dr, Tatjana SchönwÃ
Publisher: Ashgate
Keywords: law, ethics, economics, theory, ethical, citizenship, contractarianism, corporate
Number of Pages: 206
Published: 2008-12-01
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 0754673839
ISBN-13: 9780754673835

This study provides a representation of the broad spectrum of theoretical work on topics related to business ethics, with a particular focus on corporate citizenship. The first part of the book considers relations of business and society alongside social responsibility, while the second part examines the historical and systemic foundations of business ethics, focusing on the concepts of social and ethical responsibilities. Part 3 explores established theories and concepts and their impact on moral behaviour. Together, the contributions offer varied philosophical theories in approaches to busin