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 23
... 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 male citizen could express his opinion at any given time, on any subject ...
... 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 male citizen could express his opinion at any given time, on any subject ...
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... 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. Socrates believed that everything had a specific ...
... 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. Socrates believed that everything had a specific ...
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... 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 questions about what they know, to find out whether ...
... 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 questions about what they know, to find out whether ...
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... one's obligations to it. Personifying the laws, Plato has them reproach Socrates in the following way: Socrates...although we have brought you into the world and reared you and educated you, and given you and your fellow citizens a ...
... one's obligations to it. Personifying the laws, Plato has them reproach Socrates in the following way: Socrates...although we have brought you into the world and reared you and educated you, and given you and your fellow citizens a ...
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... one's own and what belongs to oneself'.30A farmer will be just, if he does the work of production and does not try ... one's own job, but also being fair. Justice, thereby, prevents any harm coming to the state. If what we pronounce to ...
... one's own and what belongs to oneself'.30A farmer will be just, if he does the work of production and does not try ... one's own job, but also being fair. Justice, thereby, prevents any harm coming to the state. If what we pronounce to ...
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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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