Modern Political Theory from Hobbes to Marx: Key Debates

This anthology offers students a carefully edited selection of the most influential and enduring interpretations of key political theorists. There are sections on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Bentham, Mill and Marx. Each section includes classic articles by leading critics, a substantial introduction by the editors, and a guide to further reading. A general introduction to the volume as a whole is also provided. This is an up-to-date and extensive guide to the key issues at stake in the interpretative debate, and it provides an invaluable text for students and teachers of modern political thought.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 General Introduction; Thomas Hobbes; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Ethical Doctrine of Hobbes*Previously published in Philosophy (1938)., A. E. Taylor; Chapter 3 Warrender and his Critics*Previously published in Philosophy, vol. XLII, no. 164 (April 1968)., Brian Barry; John Locke; Chapter 4 Introduction; Chapter 5 Locke and Professor Macpherson*The following reading is an extract from a longer essay in which the author discusses C. B. Macpherson’s The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1962), focusing Part icularly on the interpretation of the political theories of Hobbes and Locke. Previously published in Political Quarterly, vol. 35 (1964)., Berlin Isaiah; Chapter 6 Appropriation in the State of Nature, Olivecrona Karl; Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Chapter 7 Introduction; Chapter 8 The Discourse on Inequality and the Social Contract*Previously published in Philosophy, vol. 47 (1972)., J. I. Macadam; Chapter 9 Will and Political Rationality in Rousseau*Previously published in Political Studies, vol. XXXII (1984)., F. M. Barnard; Edmund Burke; Chapter 10 Introduction; Chapter 11 Burke and the Ancient Constitution – a Problem in the History of Ideas*Previously published in The Historical Journal, vol. III, no. 2 (1960)., J. G. A. Pocock; Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill; Chapter 12 Introduction; Chapter 13 Jeremy Bentham and the Public Interest*Previously published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. I, no. 4 (December 1968)., J. A. W. Gunn; Chapter 14 Two Concepts of Politics and Democracy, Ryan Alan; Chapter 15 Mill’s Principle of Liberty*Previously published in Political Studies, vol. XXIV, no. 2 (1976)., G. L. Williams; Karl Marx; Chapter 16 Introduction; Chapter 17 On Some Criticisms of Historical Materialism*Previously published in Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, supplementary vol. XLIV (1970)., A. Cohen Gerald; Chapter 18 On Some Criticisms of Historical Materialism*Previously published

Review :
`A good compendium for the political thought reading list.' - Political Studies