Contractarianism, Role Obligations, and Political Morality

This book argues that contractarianism is well suited as a political morality and explores the implications of deploying it in this way. It promises to revive contractarianism as a viable political theory, breaking it free from its Rawlsian moorings while taking seriously the longstanding objections to it.

List of contents

1. A New Contractarianism
2. Arguing for Contractarianism
3. Sidestepping Objections to Contractarianism
4. Political Liberalism
5. Legal Liberalism
6. The Political Status of Sentient Animals
7. The Legal Status of Sentient Animals
8. Conclusion

About the author

Benjamin Sachs is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. His main interests are in coercion and distributive justice, as well as theoretical and applied issues in ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law. His previous book, Explaining Right and Wrong, was published by Routledge in 2018.

Summary

This book argues that contractarianism is well suited as a political morality and explores the implications of deploying it in this way. It promises to revive contractarianism as a viable political theory, breaking it free from its Rawlsian moorings while taking seriously the longstanding objections to it.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Sachs
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032130644
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3213064-4
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law