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 v
12. of Political Obligation John Locke (1632–1704): Theological Premises and Liberal Limits on Government Rousseau (1712–1778): The General Will and Moral and Political Liberty Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832): Representative Government as ...
12. of Political Obligation John Locke (1632–1704): Theological Premises and Liberal Limits on Government Rousseau (1712–1778): The General Will and Moral and Political Liberty Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832): Representative Government as ...
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Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau are seen as having created the social contract tradition in responding to similar changes taking place in their societies as the feudal world slowly transformed into an emerging modernity.
Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau are seen as having created the social contract tradition in responding to similar changes taking place in their societies as the feudal world slowly transformed into an emerging modernity.
Side ix
... including in India, one of the ways in which students of political science learn to think about political issues and about political ideas is by going through the works of Plato, for instance, or those of Rousseau or Marx.
... including in India, one of the ways in which students of political science learn to think about political issues and about political ideas is by going through the works of Plato, for instance, or those of Rousseau or Marx.
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... as a series of unsuccessful attempts to answer our questions—we cannot use Plato's organic conception of the state to defend individual rights; we cannot use Rousseau's conception of direct democracy in contemporary large ...
... as a series of unsuccessful attempts to answer our questions—we cannot use Plato's organic conception of the state to defend individual rights; we cannot use Rousseau's conception of direct democracy in contemporary large ...
Side 9
When a theorist argues for more attention to Hellenistic philosophy today on the grounds that 'the writings of modern writers as diverse as Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Adam Smith, Hume, Rousseau, the Founding Fathers of the United States, ...
When a theorist argues for more attention to Hellenistic philosophy today on the grounds that 'the writings of modern writers as diverse as Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Adam Smith, Hume, Rousseau, the Founding Fathers of the United States, ...
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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 |