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 9
Does that person read the Two Treatises on Government to understand how different our politics is, or does he read it in terms of a common political language between the past and the present? When a theorist argues for more attention to ...
Does that person read the Two Treatises on Government to understand how different our politics is, or does he read it in terms of a common political language between the past and the present? When a theorist argues for more attention to ...
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... the taking up of matters related to defence as well as to the confiscation of the property of various persons by the state'.11 About a century after the reforms of Cleisthenes, when democracy was restored in Athens after the ...
... the taking up of matters related to defence as well as to the confiscation of the property of various persons by the state'.11 About a century after the reforms of Cleisthenes, when democracy was restored in Athens after the ...
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If the assembly passed this accusation against any leader or against any of its members, that person would have to pay a fine. It was important that the deliberations of the assembly were conducted carefully, especially since it was an ...
If the assembly passed this accusation against any leader or against any of its members, that person would have to pay a fine. It was important that the deliberations of the assembly were conducted carefully, especially since it was an ...
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The most important magistrates were the ten generals or the strategoi, appointed annually; one from each tribe. each tribe selected its own general and there was no bar on repeated appointments of the same person for generalship.
The most important magistrates were the ten generals or the strategoi, appointed annually; one from each tribe. each tribe selected its own general and there was no bar on repeated appointments of the same person for generalship.
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... between one person's happiness and another's. If being virtuous means being oriented to the interests of others, then the same virtuous action would make the doer of that action, as well as others, happy. The Greeks believed that ...
... between one person's happiness and another's. If being virtuous means being oriented to the interests of others, then the same virtuous action would make the doer of that action, as well as others, happy. The Greeks believed that ...
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| 13 | |
| 26 | |
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 |