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Will and Political Legitimacy: A Critical Exposition of Social Contract Theory in Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and Hegel - Hardcover

Riley, Patrick

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Synopsis

Riley presents a comprehensive historical analysis of the meaning of contract theory and a testing of the inherent validity of the ideas of consent and obligation. He uncovers the critical relationship between the act of willing and that of consenting in self-government and shows how “will” relates to political legitimacy.

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About the Author

Patrick Riley, formerly Oakeshott Professor of Political and Moral Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is a Lecturer in the Department of Government at Harvard University.

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