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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This method of studying the Western tradition of political thought came under attack, in the 1960s, by the members of the 'Cambridge school' who argued that since meaning can only emerge in a context, when we ignore the context by ...
This method of studying the Western tradition of political thought came under attack, in the 1960s, by the members of the 'Cambridge school' who argued that since meaning can only emerge in a context, when we ignore the context by ...
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The soCial ConTexT MeThod The textual approach was sought to be replaced by the social context method in the study of political thought. The contextual method holds 'that it is the context “of religious, political, and economic factors” ...
The soCial ConTexT MeThod The textual approach was sought to be replaced by the social context method in the study of political thought. The contextual method holds 'that it is the context “of religious, political, and economic factors” ...
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For Tully, to use 'the “rise of capitalism” as the governing framework [context] for interpreting seventeenth-century political thought',7 is to ensure misinterpretation of thinkers like Hobbes and Locke. Looking at the text in context ...
For Tully, to use 'the “rise of capitalism” as the governing framework [context] for interpreting seventeenth-century political thought',7 is to ensure misinterpretation of thinkers like Hobbes and Locke. Looking at the text in context ...
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of meaning takes place through a 'fusion of horizons': a mingling of our own horizon with the horizon of the text makes it possible for an earlier text to have meaning for us.9 If it is the context of the text that makes it what it is, ...
of meaning takes place through a 'fusion of horizons': a mingling of our own horizon with the horizon of the text makes it possible for an earlier text to have meaning for us.9 If it is the context of the text that makes it what it is, ...
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The Cambridge school insists, then on the significance of the text's historical context; where the social context approach goes wrong is in ignoring the most important historical context of a text—its linguistic context.
The Cambridge school insists, then on the significance of the text's historical context; where the social context approach goes wrong is in ignoring the most important historical context of a text—its linguistic context.
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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 |