Title Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Rousseau / John Plamenatz ; edited by Mark Philp and Zbigniew Pelczynski

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxxviii, 283 pages) Contents Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction, Mark Philp -- Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Rousseau: Introductory Lecture -- Part One: Machiavelli -- 1. The Morally Neutral Political Scientist -- 2. Virtue and the Double Standard -- 3. Republics and Freedom -- 4. Machiavelli: an Egalitarian? -- 5. The Leader, the Legislator, the Prince, and the Patriot -- Part Two: Hobbes -- 6. A General Assessment of his Political Philosophy -- 7. Obligation, Law, and Covenant I -- 8. Obligation, Law, and Covenant II -- 9. Sovereign Authority and the Right Of Resistance (I) -- 10. Sovereign Authority and the Right Of Resistance (II) -- Part Three: Rousseau -- 11. Rousseau's Place in the History of Political Thought -- 12. Rousseau's Conception of Freedom -- 13. Inequality: Its Origins and Effects -- 14. Man's Natural Goodness and his Corruption by Society -- 15. Reason, Freedom, and Justice -- 16. The Sovereign People, the Law, and the Citizen -- 17. Community and the Citizen -- Index Summary "This volume presents lucid and insightful lectures on three great figures from the history of political thought, by John Plamenatz (1912-1975), a leading political philosopher of his time. He explores a range of themes in the political thought of Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Rousseau, at substantially greater length and depth than in his famous work of 1961, Man and Society. The lectures exemplify Plamenatz's view that repeated engagement with the texts of canonical thinkers can substantially enrich and expand our capacity for political reflection. Edited by Mark Philp and Zbigniew Pelczynski, the volume includes annotations to supply Plamenatz's sources and to refer readers to developments in their interpretation. A substantial introduction by Philp sets some of Plamenatz's concerns in the light of trends in recent scholarship, and illuminates the relevance of his work to the contemporary study of political thought"-- Provided by publisher "This volume presents lucid and insightful studies of three great figures from the history of political thought, by John Plamenatz (1912-1975), a leading political philosopher of his time. This previously unpublished work exemplifies Plamenatz's view that engagement with canonical texts can enrich and expand our capacity for political reflection"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 -- Political and social views Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679 -- Political and social views Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Political and social views SUBJECT Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679 fast Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527 fast Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 fast Subject Political science -- Philosophy. PHILOSOPHY -- Political. PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory. Political and social views Political science -- Philosophy Form Electronic book Author Philp, Mark Pelczynski, Z. A ISBN 9780191631320 0191631329 1280876379 9781280876370 9780191741616 0191741612

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