Terror by Consent
The Modern State and the Breach of the Social Contract
©2007
Textbook
VIII,
140 Pages
Summary
Terror by Consent is an analysis of social contract theory as it is applied to problems in the modern world, including poverty, terrorism, ideological warfare, and political cynicism. The initial chapters of this book summarize and critique major social contract theories, including those of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant and Rawls. Subsequent chapters address modern political issues such as governmental legitimacy, allocation of scarce resources, ideological crises, and the rise of terrorism.
Details
- Pages
- VIII, 140
- Publication Year
- 2007
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9780820486277
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Politische Verfolgung Sozialvertrag Social Contract Terrorism Social and Political Philosophy Political Theory
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2007. VIII, 140 pp.
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