The Political Thought of C.B. Macpherson Contemporary Applications /

• Main Author: Cunningham, Frank (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice
• Subjects: Political science.; Political theory.; Political philosophy.; Popular Science in Political Science and International Relations.; Political Theory.; Political Philosophy.

Central to the thought of C.B. Macpherson (1911-1987) are his critique of the culture of 'possessive individualism' and his defence of liberal-democratic socialism. Resurgence of interest in his works is in reaction to the rise of neoliberalism and efforts to find an alternative to societi...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Overview of Writings
• 2. Macpherson as a Liberal Democrat
• 3. Macpherson's Socialism
• 4. Political Theory and Political Philosophy
• 5. Core Themes
• 6. Neoliberalism
• 7. Global Problems
• 8. Intellectual Property
• 9. Racism and Sexism
• 10. Urban Challenges. .