Passions and Constraint
On the Theory of Liberal Democracy
352 pages, 6 x 9
©
1995
Cloth $29.95
ISBN: 9780226349688
Published June 1995
Paper $22.00
ISBN: 9780226349695
Published June 1997
Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1: The Liberal Idea 2: The Secret History of Self-Interest 3: Hobbes's Irrational Man 4: The Constitution of Sovereignty in Jean Bodin 5: Precommitment and the Paradox of Democracy 6: The Positive Constitutionalism of John Stuart Mill 7: Gag Rules or the Politics of Omission 8: Welfare and the Liberal Conscience Conclusion Notes Index
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