Western Political Thought: From Plato to MarxWestern Political Thought: From Plato to Marx is a lucid and comprehensive account of political thought that stretches from ancient Greece to the nineteenth century. Analysing political philosophies chronologically, this book offers valuable insights into the political structures of societies across the ages, and presents a wide perspective on the various social and political ideologies. Each of the 12 chapters contains excerpts from the original works by the philosophers, comprehensive reading list, and thought provoking questions on the philosophies discussed. |
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Side ix
Preface ix Many of the problems that we face today are understood as deriving from our political arrangements, ... in India who are just beginning their study of Plato's Republic or Hobbes' Leviathan or Hegel's Philosophy of Right.
Preface ix Many of the problems that we face today are understood as deriving from our political arrangements, ... in India who are just beginning their study of Plato's Republic or Hobbes' Leviathan or Hegel's Philosophy of Right.
Side 2
How do we answer then, the question of the relevance of a work of political philosophy that was written in another time and place, to current politics? Have you at sometime come across an individual so immersed in her reading of Plato's ...
How do we answer then, the question of the relevance of a work of political philosophy that was written in another time and place, to current politics? Have you at sometime come across an individual so immersed in her reading of Plato's ...
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We always bring our own questions to bear on the past; this does not imply that we read the canon of political philosophy as repositories of 'timeless truths' or 'ageless wisdom' but it does mean that we read Machiavellli's Discourses ...
We always bring our own questions to bear on the past; this does not imply that we read the canon of political philosophy as repositories of 'timeless truths' or 'ageless wisdom' but it does mean that we read Machiavellli's Discourses ...
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Is that how the work of earlier political philosophers is used in contemporary political theory? What are we to make of a political theorist, like Martha Nussbaum for example, making self-consciously Aristotelian arguments to throw ...
Is that how the work of earlier political philosophers is used in contemporary political theory? What are we to make of a political theorist, like Martha Nussbaum for example, making self-consciously Aristotelian arguments to throw ...
Side 11
view of human happiness today, and how is it related to the organization of political power. ... History ofPolitical Philosophy (3rd edition), Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987, p. xiii. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 5.
view of human happiness today, and how is it related to the organization of political power. ... History ofPolitical Philosophy (3rd edition), Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987, p. xiii. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 5.
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| 13 | |
| 26 | |
Moral Action and the Best Constitution | 49 |
Christian Political Thought in the Middle Ages | 71 |
Humanism and Republicanism | 86 |
Contract as the Basis of Political Obligation | 103 |
Theological Premises and Liberal Limits on Government | 125 |
Representative Government as the Maximizer of Utility | 162 |
The Benefits of the Liberty of Men and Women for Society | 179 |
The Social Conditions for a NonContractual Theory of Freedom | 198 |
The State and Class Struggle | 216 |
Afterword | 232 |
About the Author | 233 |
Index | 234 |
The General Will and Moral and Political Liberty | 142 |
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Bibliografisk informasjon
| Tittel | Western Political Thought: From Plato to Marx |
| Forfatter | Jha, Shefali |
| Utgiver | Pearson Education India, 2009 |
| ISBN | 813175264X, 9788131752647 |
| Lengde | 252 sider |
| Eksporter sitat | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |