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This book looks at how the ideas of freedom, property, and order
are expressed in modern social contract theories (SCTs). Drawing on
the theories of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Rawls, it studies how
notions of freedom promulgated by these SCTs invariably legitimise
and defend the private ownership of the means of production. It
argues that capitalism’s impact on individual dependence and
economic inequality still stems from this model, ultimately working
in favour of proprietors. The author highlights the problematic
nature of SCTs, which work as ideological mechanisms put forward
under the guise of formal equality and formal freedom, by focusing
on the historical and social context behind them. From a
methodological point of view, the author presents a
de-ideologization of the contractarian issue and provides insight
into the political ‘layers’ within the discourse of
individualism, human nature and morality shaping the outer corners
of contractarian theory. An important intervention in the study of
SCTs, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and
researchers of political and social theory, sociology, political
history, and political philosophy.
This book makes a theoretical contribution to animal rights issues
from a Marxist perspective. Drawing on ethics, politics and
philosophy, it focuses on how to create a social formation that
will improve animal welfare. Further, the book enables the readers
to grasp current theoretical debates on animal welfare and to gain
insight into theoretical and practical perspectives in dealing with
the animal issues. The volume will be of great interest to scholars
of politics and political philosophy, especially Marxism, and
animal rights activists.
This book looks at how the ideas of freedom, property, and order
are expressed in modern social contract theories (SCTs). Drawing on
the theories of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Rawls, it studies how
notions of freedom promulgated by these SCTs invariably legitimise
and defend the private ownership of the means of production. It
argues that capitalism's impact on individual dependence and
economic inequality still stems from this model, ultimately working
in favour of proprietors. The author highlights the problematic
nature of SCTs, which work as ideological mechanisms put forward
under the guise of formal equality and formal freedom, by focusing
on the historical and social context behind them. From a
methodological point of view, the author presents a
de-ideologization of the contractarian issue and provides insight
into the political 'layers' within the discourse of individualism,
human nature and morality shaping the outer corners of
contractarian theory. An important intervention in the study of
SCTs, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and
researchers of political and social theory, sociology, political
history, and political philosophy.
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