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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Side 23
If 9,000 Athenian hoplites fought against the Persians at Marathon, the sea battle of Salamis in 480 BCE saw the use of 180 Athenian triremes, with at least 200 men being needed to man each trireme. Athens ran the Delian League on the ...
If 9,000 Athenian hoplites fought against the Persians at Marathon, the sea battle of Salamis in 480 BCE saw the use of 180 Athenian triremes, with at least 200 men being needed to man each trireme. Athens ran the Delian League on the ...
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In shock and disgust at the death of his teacher, whom Plato revered as the wisest man in Athens, Plato left Athens and began his travels in Greece, Egypt and Italy. Plato returned in 387 BCE to Athens where he founded the Academy.
In shock and disgust at the death of his teacher, whom Plato revered as the wisest man in Athens, Plato left Athens and began his travels in Greece, Egypt and Italy. Plato returned in 387 BCE to Athens where he founded the Academy.
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Socrates believed in the unity of all virtue, claiming that a courageous man would also be wise, just and temperate. All the virtues went together. From the idea of the unity of virtue, follows the other Socratic principle: that virtue ...
Socrates believed in the unity of all virtue, claiming that a courageous man would also be wise, just and temperate. All the virtues went together. From the idea of the unity of virtue, follows the other Socratic principle: that virtue ...
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... leading Athenian young men astray with his discussions, Socrates explains that all that he was doing was trying to find out for himself the truth of the proclamation of the Delphic oracle that Socrates was the wisest man of Athens.
... leading Athenian young men astray with his discussions, Socrates explains that all that he was doing was trying to find out for himself the truth of the proclamation of the Delphic oracle that Socrates was the wisest man of Athens.
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... we find Socrates saying that 'to let no day pass without discussing goodness and all the other subjects about which you hear me talking and examining both myself and others is really the very best thing that a man can do, ...
... we find Socrates saying that 'to let no day pass without discussing goodness and all the other subjects about which you hear me talking and examining both myself and others is really the very best thing that a man can do, ...
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| 13 | |
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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 |