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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e

William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for the Just Society

Overview of Political Philosophy

Topical links

6.0 Topical links Political philosophy
Political philosophy (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/polphil.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



Political philosophy in a Nutshell (http://users.erols.com/gberry/politics/theory.htm) Wide-ranging historical survey of political philosophy by Gregory Berry (University of Michigan)



Teaching Materials on the History of Political Thought (http://www.humanities.mq.edu.au/Ockham/polth.html) Series of lectures by John Kilcullen (Macquarie University)



Political Economy (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12213b.htm) Catholic Encyclopedia article



The Constitution Society (http://www.constitution.org/) Home Page of society focused on the founding documents of America



The Keele Guide to Political Thought and Ideology on the Internet (http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/ptbase.htm) Large collection of links on various topics in political thought; maintained by the Department of Politics (Keele University)



Political philosophy links (http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Topics.aspx?TopiCode=Poli) EpistemeLink link collection

6.1 Topical links Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes: Life and Works (http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/hobb.htm) Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling



Hobbes, Thomas (http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/4F/04FF4000.htm?z=1&pg;=2&br=1) Encarta article



Thomas Hobbes (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/hobbes.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



History of Philosophy: Hobbes (http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/hobbes.htm) Discussion of Hobbes' life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)



Hobbes' Moral and Political Philosophy (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



Hobbes: Leviathan (http://philosophy.ucdavis.edu/phi001/hobbelec.htm) Lecture notes from a 1994 intro to philosophy course by G. J. Mattey (UC Davis)



Lecture 2: The Hobbesian Argument for the State (http://hobbes.freeweb.supereva.it/english.htm?p) Lecture by Chris Bertram



Hobbes: The State of Nature and the Nature of the State (http://www.fred.net/tzaka/hobbes.html) Reflections by Gordon L. Ziniewicz



Hobbes links (http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Hobb) EpistemeLink link collection



Locke, John (http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761563503) Encarta article



John Locke (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/l/locke.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



John Locke (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/locke/) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



John Locke: Life and Works (http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/lock.htm) Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling



History of Philosophy: John Locke (http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/texts/Weber%20-%20History/locke.htm) Discussion of Locke's life and thought by Alfred Weber (University of Strasburg)



Locke (http://www.stier.net/teaching/ih52/notes/locke/locke.htm) Collection of outlines on Locke's view of happiness, state of nature, ends of government, etc. by Mark Stier (Temple University)



John Locke: A Philosopher of Freedom and Natural Rights (http://radicalacademy.com/lockebio.htm) Discussion of Locke's political philosophy by Dr. Jonathan Dolhenty (The Radical Academy)



John Locke: The Philosopher of Freedom (http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Philosophy/Locke.htm) Discussion of Locke's view of human nature, government, etc. by lawyer and lecturer Peter Landry



Locke links (http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.aspx?PhilCode=Lock) EpistemeLink link collection For more on Locke's empiricism see the links for Chapter 2.3.

Authority vs. power
The American Political System (http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/APGOV_Notes_WeekOne.htm) Outline notes including distinction between authority and power from the Social Studies Help Center



Civil Authority (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02137c.htm) Catholic Encyclopedia article

Rights
Rights (http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/r9.htm#rights) Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling



Rights (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/r/rights.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



Legal Rights (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/legal-rights/) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761555666) Encarta article

Natural rights
Natural Rights and Natural Law (http://www.libertocracy.com/Librademia/Essays/Government/[7-univerdefinlaw.htm) In-depth essay by Gregory Flanagan (The Libertocracy© Association)



Thomas Jefferson on Politics & Government: Inalienable rights (http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff0100.htm) Quotations by Jefferson from the University of Virginia E-text Library



Human Rights Web (http://www.hrweb.org/) Site with information on notion of human rights, history of the human rights movement, etc.

Divine right theory
Divine right of Kings (http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/DIVRIGHT.HTM) Entry in the European Enlightenment Glossary by Richard Hooker (Washington State University)



James I and the Doctrine of The Divine Right of Kings (http://65.107.211.206/history/divright.html) Brief account by George P. Landow (Brown University) from The Victorian Web



On the Divine Right of Kings (http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/workbook/ralprs20.htm) Chapter 20 of King James I, Works from W. W. Norton's World Civilizations; page maintained by Thomas Pearcy



Jean Domat (1625-1696): On Social Order and Absolute Monarchy (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1687domat.html) Essay from the Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University)



Dictatorship by Divine Right (http://www.stetson.edu/~psteeves/classes/louisxiverlanger.html) Essay on Louis XIV by Philippe Erlanger; posted by Paul D. Steeves (Stetson University)

Anarchism
Anarchism (http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/a4.htm#anar) Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling



Misconceptions of Anarchism (http://www.anarchy.org/misc/miscon.html/t_blank) Exert from Sam Dolgoff 's Fragments: A Memoir clarifying the principles of constructive anarchism



Anarchy Archives (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/index.html) Research center on the history and theory of anarchism



Human Nature, Anarchy, and Capitalism (http://www.friesian.com/fallen.htm) Detailed discussion by Kelley Ross (Friesian School Proceedings)



Consent or Coercion (http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~ctb/anarchy/docs/consent.html) Essay in support of anarchism and answers to FAQs by Gustav Landauer



"Notes on Anarchism" in For Reasons of State (http://www.spunk.org/library/intro/sp000281.html) Essay by Noam Chomsky from the Spunk Library



(An) Anarchy Home Page (http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~ctb/anarchy/) Collection of links on anarchism maintained by Carter Butts (Carnegie Mellon University)



The Individual, Society, and the State (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/goldman/goldmanindivsoc.html) Anarchist tract by Emma Goldman

Social Contract theory
Social contract (http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/s7.htm#socon) Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling



Social Contract (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/soc-cont.htm) Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



The Idea of a Social Contract (http://members.aol.com/wutsamada2/ethics/rachelsb.htm) Outline lecture notes on social contract theory by Larry Hauser (Alma College)



Rachels Chapter 11: The Idea of a Social Contract (http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfehr/230%20Rachels%20ch11.htm) Outline lecture notes on social contract theory by Carla Fehr (Iowa State University)



Contemporary Approaches to the Social Contract (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/contractarianism-contemporary/) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article



Social Contract Theory (http://core.ecu.edu/phil/mccartyr/1175/contract.htm) History and overview by Prof. McCartyr (East Carolina University)



The Social Contract and Constitutional Republics (http://www.constitution.org/soclcont.htm) Lengthy essay by Jon Roland (The Constitution Society)



The Social Contract (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04335a.htm) Catholic Encyclopedia article on Rousseau's classic text



Jean Jacques Rousseau: The Social Contract, 1763 (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/Rousseau-soccon.html) Text from the Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University)

Classical liberalism and contemporary libertarianism
Democracy (http://www.stier.net/teaching/democracy/DEM.HTM) Collection of course-related materials for class given by Mark Stier, including numerous lectures relating to liberalism (Temple University)



What is Libertarianism? (http://www.libertarian.org/) Introductory remarks, history of roots in classical liberalism, applications to specific issues, etc. from Libertarian.org



CATO Institute (http://www.cato.org/) Home Page of nonprofit research institute focusing on issues of "limited government, individual liberty, free markets and peace"



Free-Market.net: The Freedom Network (http://www.free-market.net/) Online news source focusing on issues relating to individual liberty



Advocates for Self-Government (http://www.self-gov.org/) Site devoted to the protection of civil liberties

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