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 19
Decisions of the assembly were recorded and published, and the more important ones were even carved in stone tablets, several of which have survived. There were many mechanisms set in place to ensure that the citizens took the ...
Decisions of the assembly were recorded and published, and the more important ones were even carved in stone tablets, several of which have survived. There were many mechanisms set in place to ensure that the citizens took the ...
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the slaves did all the work and the citizens, specially the richer ones, reaped all the fruits thereof. For Marx and Engels furthermore, it is labour that expresses all human creativity, and so the Greeks lost out not only because of ...
the slaves did all the work and the citizens, specially the richer ones, reaped all the fruits thereof. For Marx and Engels furthermore, it is labour that expresses all human creativity, and so the Greeks lost out not only because of ...
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There really was wide spread participation in politics, irrespective of one's class position. Irrespective of one's 'ancestry, education, or wealth', that is, in spite of not belonging to 'the old and new upper classes',19 any Athenian ...
There really was wide spread participation in politics, irrespective of one's class position. Irrespective of one's 'ancestry, education, or wealth', that is, in spite of not belonging to 'the old and new upper classes',19 any Athenian ...
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... good birth and power and honour in one's country, temperateness, uprightness, bravery, wisdom and good fortune'?5 Socrates's answer was that it was actually a life of arête (virtue) that was essential for happiness.
... good birth and power and honour in one's country, temperateness, uprightness, bravery, wisdom and good fortune'?5 Socrates's answer was that it was actually a life of arête (virtue) that was essential for happiness.
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This is the first principle of Platonic philosophy: One's individual reason is the final authority over oneself. Plato shows us Socrates refusing to accept the authority of the oracle, a semi-divine entity, and going about asking people ...
This is the first principle of Platonic philosophy: One's individual reason is the final authority over oneself. Plato shows us Socrates refusing to accept the authority of the oracle, a semi-divine entity, and going about asking people ...
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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 |