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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... 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 constitutions also be a book about contemporary politics?
... 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 constitutions also be a book about contemporary politics?
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If we use modern categories to interpret the context, rather than the text, it is as if we are committing the same error. We cannot claim to be moving beyond the text to the context when we seek to understanding the historical context ...
If we use modern categories to interpret the context, rather than the text, it is as if we are committing the same error. We cannot claim to be moving beyond the text to the context when we seek to understanding the historical context ...
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... to make the economic and social context of the work a priority, using modern categories to interpret that historical context. For Gadamerian hermeneutics, our reading of the text must be informed by a true intermingling of contexts.
... to make the economic and social context of the work a priority, using modern categories to interpret that historical context. For Gadamerian hermeneutics, our reading of the text must be informed by a true intermingling of contexts.
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consumption and therefore with production, and the modern bureaucracy as such an integral part of the contemporary democratic state. Is that how the work of earlier political philosophers is used in contemporary political theory?
consumption and therefore with production, and the modern bureaucracy as such an integral part of the contemporary democratic state. Is that how the work of earlier political philosophers is used in contemporary political theory?
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2 Some of the famous modern cities of the Mediterranean coast have their beginnings as new settlements of the Greek city-states, for instance, Marseilles (Massilia), naples (neapolis) and Istanbul (Byzantium). By the classical era, ...
2 Some of the famous modern cities of the Mediterranean coast have their beginnings as new settlements of the Greek city-states, for instance, Marseilles (Massilia), naples (neapolis) and Istanbul (Byzantium). By the classical era, ...
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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 |