At the heart of representative government is the question: "What makes government and its agents legitimate authorities?" The notion of consent to a social contract between the citizen and his government is central to this problem. What are the functions of public authority? What are the people's rights in a self-governing and representative state? Patrick Riley presents a comp...(展开全部)

Arguing that hypocrisy can be constructive and that strictly principled behaviour can be destructive, this book explores the full range of ethical alternatives, distinguishing the various types of hypocrisy and integrity. Drawing on the work of Machiavelli and Rousseau, who both recognized that the irrationalities of human behaviour made totally honest and rational politics imp...(展开全部)

Arguing that hypocrisy can be constructive and that strictly principled behaviour can be destructive, this book explores the full range of ethical alternatives, distinguishing the various types of hypocrisy and integrity. Drawing on the work of Machiavelli and Rousseau, who both recognized that the irrationalities of human behaviour made totally honest and rational politics imp...(展开全部)

卡罗尔·布拉姆（Carol Blum），当代美国学者，纽约州立大学教授，法国启蒙运动研究专家，另著有《狄德罗：哲学家的美德》《数字的力量：18世纪法国的人口、生育和权力》。

卡罗尔·布拉姆（Carol Blum），当代美国学者，纽约州立大学教授，法国启蒙运动研究专家，另著有《狄德罗：哲学家的美德》《数字的力量：18世纪法国的人口、生育和权力》。

卡罗尔·布拉姆（Carol Blum），当代美国学者，纽约州立大学教授，法国启蒙运动研究专家，另著有《狄德罗：哲学家的美德》《数字的力量：18世纪法国的人口、生育和权力》。