Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: Treatments of specific authors.- Chapter 2: Hobbes-Travis Smith, Concordia University.- Chapter 3: Locke-Gabriel Benzecry, Middle Tennessee State.- Chapter 4: Rousseau-Nathanael Blake, Ethics and Public Policy Center.- Chapter 5: Tocqueville-Luke C. Sheahan, Duquesne University.- Chapter 6: Smith.- Chapter 7: Weber-Lucie Miryekta, Catholic University.- Chapter 8: Oakeshott-Nicholas Capaldi, Loyola University.- Chapter 9:Hayek.- Chapte 10: Popper.- Chapter 11: Nisbet-Luke Sheahan, Duquesne University.- Chapter 12: Ostrom-Stacy Ulbig, Sam Houston State University.- Part II:Treatment of specific topics.- Chapter 13: Associations in medieval Europe:Gierke and medieval associations-Ferenc Horcher, University of Public Service, Budapest, Hungary.- Chapter 14: Women and freedom of association-Sarah Wilford, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.- Chapter 15: Expressive speech,assembly, petition rights-connection or lack thereof with the 1st .- Chapter 16: Amendment as a whole or parts of 1st Amendment-Jack Simmons, Georgia Southern.