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Was C.B. Macpherson a Crypto Philosopher?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2016

Frank Cunningham
Frank Cunningham*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto and Simon Fraser University
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Urban Studies ProgramSimon Fraser University515 W. Hastings St, Unit 2100 Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3, email: [email protected]
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Phillip Hansen's book, Reconsidering C.B. Macpherson: From Possessive Individualism to Democratic Theory and Beyond (2015) arrives when revival of the thought of one of Canada's most original and influential political theorists is to be welcomed. Macpherson's critiques of market-dominated society and culture are even more apt in an era of free trade and neo-liberalism than in his own times. More than a summary of Macpherson's views, Hansen's book offers an original reading of him as a philosopher. This review raises questions about the accuracy and usefulness of such a reading.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique , Volume 49 , Issue 3 , September 2016 , pp. 559 - 566
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Copyright © Canadian Political Science Association (l'Association canadienne de science politique) and/et la Société québécoise de science politique 2016 

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