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The natural law foundations of modern social theory, a quest for universalism, Daniel Chernilo

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The natural law foundations of modern social theory, a quest for universalism, Daniel Chernilo

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-239) and index

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

The natural law foundations of modern social theory

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bibliography

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798923922

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Daniel Chernilo

Sub title

a quest for universalism

Table Of Contents

Introduction. -- Part I. On the relationships between social theory and natural law. -- Contemporary social theory and natural law : Jürgen Habermas. -- A natural-law critique of modern social theory : Karl Lowith, Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin. -- Part II. Natural law. -- Natural law and the question of universalism. -- Modern natural law I : Hobbes and Rousseau on the state of nature and social life. -- Modern natural law II : Kant and Hegel on proceduralism and ethical life. -- Part III. Classical social theory. -- Classical social theory I : Marx, Tönnies and Durkheim on alienation, community and society. -- Classical social theory II : Simmel and Weber on the universality of sociability and reasonableness. -- Social theory as the natural law of 'artificial' social relations. -- Epilogue

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