The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism Hobbes to Locke |
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| Author:
| Macpherson, C. B. |
| Introduction by:
| Cunningham, Frank |
| Series title: | Wynford Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-544401-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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This seminal work by political philosopher C.B. Macpherson remains of key importance to the study of liberal-democratic theory. In it, Macpherson argues that the problem with the idea of individualism that underpins classical liberalism lies in its "possessive quality"--"its conception of the individual as essentially the proprietor of his own person or capacities, owing nothing to society for them." Under such a view, society is little more than a system of economic relations and...
More DescriptionThis seminal work by political philosopher C.B. Macpherson remains of key importance to the study of liberal-democratic theory. In it, Macpherson argues that the problem with the idea of individualism that underpins classical liberalism lies in its "possessive quality"--"its conception of the individual as essentially the proprietor of his own person or capacities, owing nothing to society for them." Under such a view, society is little more than a system of economic relations and political society but a means of safeguarding private property and the system of economic relations rooted in such property.