a critical exposition of social contract theory in Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and Hegel /
Patrick Riley
xiii, 276 pages ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
How coherent is the social contract tradition? -- Will and legitimacy in the philosophy of Hobbes -- On finding an equilibrium between consent and natural law in Locke's political philosophy -- A possible explanation of Rousseat's general will -- On Kant as the most adequate of the social contract theorists -- Hegel on consent and social contract theory: does he "cancel and preserve" the will? -- Conclusion