Political Philosophy

The late Jean Hampton was professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona and the author of Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition and many articles on moral and political theory.

• Introduction -- Part One The Nature of Political Authority -- The Problem of Political Authority -- Modern Social Contract Theories -- Consent and Democracy -- Part Two The Extent of Just Political Authority -- Distributive Justice -- Liberalism, Communitarianism, and Postliberal Theory -- Citizenship, Nationalism, and Culture -- Epilogue