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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... desire about Greece, but because, she says, reading Plato helps her to make sense of modern politics. Republic helps her to better comprehend the political arrangements of her own world; but how can a book about ancient Greek ...
... desire about Greece, but because, she says, reading Plato helps her to make sense of modern politics. Republic helps her to better comprehend the political arrangements of her own world; but how can a book about ancient Greek ...
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M. C. Nussbaum, The Therapy of Desire— Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1994, p. 4, emphasis mine. M. C. Nussbaum, The Therapy of Desire— Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics, p. 7.
M. C. Nussbaum, The Therapy of Desire— Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1994, p. 4, emphasis mine. M. C. Nussbaum, The Therapy of Desire— Theory and Practice in Hellenistic Ethics, p. 7.
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... 'all the virtues are one', 'all desire is for the good', and so on); he specialises in question-and-answer, but is usually the questioner;...he can drink anyone under the table, but never gets drunk; he is courageous, hardy, ...
... 'all the virtues are one', 'all desire is for the good', and so on); he specialises in question-and-answer, but is usually the questioner;...he can drink anyone under the table, but never gets drunk; he is courageous, hardy, ...
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... let us watch and see whither desire will lead them; then we shall discover in the very act the just and unjust man to be proceeding along the same road, following their interest, which all natures deem to be their good, ...
... let us watch and see whither desire will lead them; then we shall discover in the very act the just and unjust man to be proceeding along the same road, following their interest, which all natures deem to be their good, ...
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'When his desires constrain a man contrary to his reason [and] he reviles himself and is angry with that within which masters him, and that as it were in a faction of two parties the high spirit of such a man becomes the ally of his ...
'When his desires constrain a man contrary to his reason [and] he reviles himself and is angry with that within which masters him, and that as it were in a faction of two parties the high spirit of such a man becomes the ally of his ...
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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 |
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