Reconsidering C.B. MacPherson: From Possessive Individualism to Democratic Theory and Beyond

by Phillip Hansen

C.B. Macpherson occupies an ambiguous place in contemporary political thought. Though his work is well known, it remains on the margins of current democratic theory. That marginalization, Phillip Hansen argues, comes from our failure to appreciate the underlying philosophical dimension of Macpherson's work.

Identifying and exploring Macpherson's systematic critique of the liberal claim that the individual is the "proprietor of his own person...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442630590
• ISBN13: 9781442630598
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher