Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Acknowledgments vi
4. Contents vii
5. Covenant Theology and the Concept of 'A Public Person' 1
6. On the Political Character of Property in Locke 23
7. Atomism 39
8. Justifying Political Obligation 63
9. Reading the Social Contract 77
10. Pre-political Movements in Modern Politics 89
11. The New Jerusalem of Moses Hess 107
12. Marx and Macpherson: Needs, Utilities, and Self-development 119
13. The Real and Ideal Worlds of Democracy 139
14. The Dialectics of Domination: An Interpretation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's The Visit 153
15. Crawford Brough Macpherson: A Bibliography 167