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C B Macpherson : and the Problem of Liberal Democracy / Jules Townshend.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2000Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781853312137
  • 9781474473309
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 321.8/01
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Life and project -- Chapter 2 Hobbes as possessive individualist -- Chapter 3 Locke as possessive individualist -- Chapter 4 Retrieving democracy (1): Liberal, postmodern, 'deliberative democratic' and ecological critics -- Chapter 5 Retrieving democracy (2): Communitarian, marxist and feminist critics -- Chapter 6 Retrieving Macpherson -- Index
Summary: GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9781853312137);In this sympathetic restatement of C B Macpherson's ideas, Townshend provides an overview of Macpherson's theory of possessive individualism and critique of liberal democracy. He suggests that criticism of Macpherson has been misplaced and asks whether his theories should now be given more prominence by political theorists. This is the first book to deal comprehensively with the issues surrounding Macpherson's work; previous studies have used him as a point of departure rather than the focus of detailed analysis and none have included an overall assessment of his thought.Key FeaturesExamination of Macpherson's project in its totality.Defence of Macpherson against his liberal, feminist, Marxist and ecological critics.Defence of his interpretation of Hobbes and Locke.Demonstration of his continuing relevance for contemporary political philosophy and for the study of politics generally."
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Life and project -- Chapter 2 Hobbes as possessive individualist -- Chapter 3 Locke as possessive individualist -- Chapter 4 Retrieving democracy (1): Liberal, postmodern, 'deliberative democratic' and ecological critics -- Chapter 5 Retrieving democracy (2): Communitarian, marxist and feminist critics -- Chapter 6 Retrieving Macpherson -- Index

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GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9781853312137);In this sympathetic restatement of C B Macpherson's ideas, Townshend provides an overview of Macpherson's theory of possessive individualism and critique of liberal democracy. He suggests that criticism of Macpherson has been misplaced and asks whether his theories should now be given more prominence by political theorists. This is the first book to deal comprehensively with the issues surrounding Macpherson's work; previous studies have used him as a point of departure rather than the focus of detailed analysis and none have included an overall assessment of his thought.Key FeaturesExamination of Macpherson's project in its totality.Defence of Macpherson against his liberal, feminist, Marxist and ecological critics.Defence of his interpretation of Hobbes and Locke.Demonstration of his continuing relevance for contemporary political philosophy and for the study of politics generally."

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)