The interpretive literature in the history of political thought is now vast, complex and esoteric, posing as much a barrier to the understanding of the undergra

The interpretive literature in the history of political thought is now vast, complex and esoteric, posing as much a barrier to the understanding of the undergra

This study of Claude Lefort offers an account of Lefort's accomplishment - its unique merits, its relation to political philosophy within the Continental tradit

How are we to understand past political thinkers? Is it a matter simply of reading their texts again and again? Do we have to relate past texts of political tho

The essays in this volume provide a state-of-the-art overview of the central elements of Hobbes's political philosophy and the ways in which they can be interpr