Politics and the Public Interest in the Seventeenth Century Rle - Political Science Volume 27

Informationen zum Autor J. A. W. Gunn Zusammenfassung Examines the concept of public interest against the background of English politics from the Civil War to the coming of the Hanoverians. This title also examines both abstract philosophies and the issues of the day as recorded in press, pulpit and law courts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Private Men and Public Interest, 1640-60 2. Hobbesian Perspectives on the Public Good 3. Altruism and Interest in Harrington 4. Conscience and Interest After the Restoration 5. Economic Argument: The Public Interest Quantified 6. Philosophy, Politics and the Public Interest, 1660-1720

Product details

• Authors: J. A. W. Gunn
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2009
• EAN: 9780415555678
• ISBN: 978-0-415-55567-8
• No. of pages: 370
• Series: Routledge Library Editions
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, REFERENCE / General, Politics & government, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Politics and government, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599