The Philosophical Theory of the State (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state; 2. Sociological compared with philosophical theory; 3. The paradox of political obligation; self-government; 4. The problem of political obligation more radically treated; 5. The conception of a 'real' will; 6. The conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions; 7. Psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will; 8. Nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action; 9. Rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: Kant, Fichte, Hegel; 10. The analysis of a modern state. Hegel's 'Philosophy of right'; 11. Institutions considered as ethical ideas; Index.