Terror by Consent
The Modern State and the Breach of the Social Contract
by Lori J. Underwood
140 pages· 2007· ISBN 9780820486277
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"Terror by Consent" is an analysis of social contract theory as it is applied to problems in the modern world, including poverty, terrorism, ideological warfare, and political cynicism. The initial chapters of this book summarize and critique major social contract theories, including those of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant and Rawls. Subsequent chapters address modern political issues such as governmental legitimacy, allocation of scarce resources, ideological crises, and the rise of terrorism.
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