Modern Social Contract Theory
- ISBN-10
- 0198853548
- ISBN-13
- 9780198853541
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Albert Weale
Description
This volume offers an exposition and evaluation of major work in social contract theory from 1950 to the present.
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