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Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition
Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition
Author: Jean Hampton
This major study of Hobbes's political philosophy draws on recent developments in game and decision theory to explore whether the thrust of the argument in Leviathan, that it is in the interests of the people to create a ruler with absolute power, can be shown to be cogent. Professor Hampton has written a book of vital importance to political p...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521261845
ISBN-10: 0521261848
Publication Date: 1/30/1987
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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