Political Authority - Contract and Critique

This volume makes available Peter Winch's previously unpublished manuscripts on political philosophy. Editorial notes and an interpretive essay show the development of Winch's thinking over time and situate the manuscripts within the broader context of Winch's work.

About the author

Peter Winch (1926-1997) was Professor of Philosophy at King's College London and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Lynette Reid is Associate Professor in the Department of Bioethics at Dalhousie University.

Michael Campbell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Ethics at Kyoto University.

Summary

This volume makes available Peter Winch’s previously unpublished manuscripts on political philosophy. Editorial notes and an interpretive essay show the development of Winch’s thinking over time and situate the manuscripts within the broader context of Winch’s work.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Winch, Winch Peter
• Assisted by: Michael Campbell (Editor), Lynette Reid (Editor)
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781839991653
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-165-3
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy: Enlightenment