Western Political Thought: From Plato to MarxPearson Education India, 2009 - 252 sider Western 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 1
... exist before, by us, through our political action. The European Union is new, the Islamic Republic of Iran is (was) new, the women's movement is new, and so on, with the assumption being that these political entities are not just new ...
... exist before, by us, through our political action. The European Union is new, the Islamic Republic of Iran is (was) new, the women's movement is new, and so on, with the assumption being that these political entities are not just new ...
Side 5
... exist in context, however pointed out that it is humanly impossible to completely bracket our own presuppositions and our own questions. If it is true that contextualizing is an essential component of understanding, that understanding ...
... exist in context, however pointed out that it is humanly impossible to completely bracket our own presuppositions and our own questions. If it is true that contextualizing is an essential component of understanding, that understanding ...
Side 10
... exist if its members behave virtuously; for the community to be sustainable over time, its members' virtue must be continuously encouraged. The community seems to depend on something—its members' sense of virtue—that it itself plays a ...
... exist if its members behave virtuously; for the community to be sustainable over time, its members' virtue must be continuously encouraged. The community seems to depend on something—its members' sense of virtue—that it itself plays a ...
Side 40
... exists in our world is an imperfect copy of the Form of that thing existing in a transcendental realm. These Forms can be 'seen' only by those with a rational mind. The philosophers can see the Form of justice; therefore, they can ...
... exists in our world is an imperfect copy of the Form of that thing existing in a transcendental realm. These Forms can be 'seen' only by those with a rational mind. The philosophers can see the Form of justice; therefore, they can ...
Side 41
... exists outside the community, that is, the Forms. No longer do true definitions of moral concepts appear in public discourse. What is interesting in Republic is that on the one hand, Plato is contemptuous of the elements of a private ...
... exists outside the community, that is, the Forms. No longer do true definitions of moral concepts appear in public discourse. What is interesting in Republic is that on the one hand, Plato is contemptuous of the elements of a private ...
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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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