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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... individual's private interests; but the language of rights seemed to construct the public good as the sum of individual interests. Politics brings about change; if our goal is human happiness or human welfare, we can use politics as an ...
... individual's private interests; but the language of rights seemed to construct the public good as the sum of individual interests. Politics brings about change; if our goal is human happiness or human welfare, we can use politics as an ...
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... individual's reason develops by participating in the life of the city, and yet, that an individual's reason can be used to judge the practices of the community. If one has not spoken out against an unjust law when it was applied to ...
... individual's reason develops by participating in the life of the city, and yet, that an individual's reason can be used to judge the practices of the community. If one has not spoken out against an unjust law when it was applied to ...
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... individuals take up farming, others become soldiers and some others become philosopher-rulers. Plato imagined a ... individual's soul is in harmony, that is, when his reason, spirit and appetite are in the right relationship to each ...
... individuals take up farming, others become soldiers and some others become philosopher-rulers. Plato imagined a ... individual's soul is in harmony, that is, when his reason, spirit and appetite are in the right relationship to each ...
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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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