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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... 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 dialogues not ...
... 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 dialogues not ...
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... the reported dialogues of Socrates. These thinkers were obviously responding to the practice of democracy in Athens. Socrates's insistence on speaking his mind on any and every occasion mirrors the democratic practice of parrhesia.
... the reported dialogues of Socrates. These thinkers were obviously responding to the practice of democracy in Athens. Socrates's insistence on speaking his mind on any and every occasion mirrors the democratic practice of parrhesia.
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Plato, Protagoras in Plato: The Collected Dialogues Including the Letters, edited by Edith Hamilton and Huntington Cairns, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987, p. 317. 13. See Arlene W. Saxonhouse Chapter ...
Plato, Protagoras in Plato: The Collected Dialogues Including the Letters, edited by Edith Hamilton and Huntington Cairns, Bollingen Series LXXI, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987, p. 317. 13. See Arlene W. Saxonhouse Chapter ...
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... himself to be Socrates's student, and he had great respect and admiration for his teacher. Socrates influenced him to such an extent that most of his dialogues are 26 Western Political Thought Plato (427–347 BCE): Justice and Reason.
... himself to be Socrates's student, and he had great respect and admiration for his teacher. Socrates influenced him to such an extent that most of his dialogues are 26 Western Political Thought Plato (427–347 BCE): Justice and Reason.
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to such an extent that most of his dialogues are written as conversations between Socrates and other notable citizens of Athens. Socrates is the main protagonist of Plato's dialogues. In fact, since Socrates did not leave any writings ...
to such an extent that most of his dialogues are written as conversations between Socrates and other notable citizens of Athens. Socrates is the main protagonist of Plato's dialogues. In fact, since Socrates did not leave any writings ...
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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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| 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 |