Aspects of Political Theory - 9781138507432

Taylor & Francis

First published in 1976. This study continues an endeavour whose aim was to use traditional concepts as a basis for the discussion of contemporary political predicaments. > First published in 1976. This study continues an endeavour whose aim was to use traditional concepts as a basis for the discussion of contemporary political predicaments. The endeavour began with the publication of the symposium In Defense of Sovereignty (1969). Its long-range goal is to consider under a common denominator\u2014relativism in politics\u2014 various aspects of theory such as the basic concepts discussed in the present essay, together with more modern theories of democracy and the wider spectrum of political ideologies. > Preface, Introduction, I Is the Social Contract Obsolete?, Individualist Values v Social Order, Individualism, the Social Contract and Constitutionalism, Contractualism v Relativism and Individualism v Egalitarianism, Obligation and Consent in the Social Contract, Contractual a