The Classic Social Contractarians

Critical Perspectives from Contemporary Feminist Philosophy and Law

Janice Richardson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

174 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-27547-8 (ISBN)

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Analysing the social contract theorists through the lens of contemporary feminist philosophy, this work focuses on the relationship between the 'self' and the law and examines how social contractarians have viewed this relationship.

How can we live together without subordination and oppression? What does it mean to treat each other as free and equal persons? This book uses contemporary feminist insights to examine aspects of the classic social contractarians' arguments, focusing specifically upon the work of Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Rousseau and Kant. Considering the relationship between the 'self' and the law, this volume also looks at the points at issue between feminist political theorists and considers the usefulness of contractarian arguments for feminist politics today, together with an examination of the relationship between their political, legal and moral analyses.

Janice Richardson is at the Monash University, Australia. She researches feminist philosophy and its intersection with law. Her previous book with Ashgate was Selves, Persons, Individuals: Philosophical Perspectives on Women and Legal Obligations.

Contents: Introduction; The social contractarians and contemporary feminist philosophy; Hobbes; Spinoza; Locke; Rousseau; Kant; Conclusion: the social contractarians and contemporary images of women; Bibliography; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.01.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-138-27547-6 / 1138275476
ISBN-13	978-1-138-27547-8 / 9781138275478
Zustand	Neuware