{"product_id":"reconsidering-cb-macpherson-phillip-hansen-9781442630598","title":"Reconsidering C.B. MacPherson: From Possessive Individualism to Democratic Theory and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eC.B. Macpherson occupies an ambiguous place in contemporary political thought. Though his work is well known, it remains on the margins of current democratic theory. That marginalization, Phillip Hansen argues, comes from our failure to appreciate the underlying philosophical dimension of Macpherson's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentifying and exploring Macpherson's systematic critique of the liberal claim that the individual is the \"proprietor of his own person or capacities, owing nothing to society for them,\" \u003cem\u003eReconsidering C.B. Macpherson\u003c\/em\u003e highlights his affinities to Herbert Marcuse, Max Horkheimer, and the Frankfurt School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stimulating reappraisal illustrates the importance of Macpherson's classic books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Political Theory of Possessive Individualism\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDemocratic Theory\u003c\/em\u003e, and demonstrates how much his work has to offer to the future of political and social thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip Hansen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442630590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442630598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016","brand":"Phillip Hansen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013929218303,"sku":"9781442630598","price":86.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8b32673-2191-4e56-9768-5f51ba1ed62d.jpg?v=1767745649","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reconsidering-cb-macpherson-phillip-hansen-9781442630598","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}