Retells the story of social contract theory as developed by some of its major proponents - Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Rawls - highlighting this constructive feature of the theory in order to show that not only do citizens make the social contract, but the social contract also makes citizens.
Explores the concept of the social contract and how it shapes citizenship. Argues that the modern social contract is an account of the ethical and cultural conditions upon which modern citizenship depends.
Explores the concept of the social contract and how it shapes citizenship. Argues that the modern social contract is an account of the ethical and cultural conditions upon which modern citizenship depends.