Gateway to the Social Contract Selections from Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan, John Locke's Second Treastise on Government, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract

<i>Gateway to the Social Contract</i> brings together a selection of writings from political theorists Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau exploring questions of political legitimacy and authority. With ideas ranging from authoritarian to anarchic, these authors continue to offer compelling insights into contemporary problems.