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 10
... political thought, for example, the political community was to be organized to create virtue amongst its citizens because that was seen as the road to happiness. Individuals needed to be part of a community to lead happy lives; the ...
... political thought, for example, the political community was to be organized to create virtue amongst its citizens because that was seen as the road to happiness. Individuals needed to be part of a community to lead happy lives; the ...
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... political institutions, unlike before, when political activity in Athens was only the preserve of the nobility, or of ... community than the creation of a new one'.10 Thus, Cleisthenes was the one responsible for integrating The Greek ...
... political institutions, unlike before, when political activity in Athens was only the preserve of the nobility, or of ... community than the creation of a new one'.10 Thus, Cleisthenes was the one responsible for integrating The Greek ...
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... political community. By opening the highest political offices to all citizens, he made them feel that they were all a part of the same body. We will come to know more about his political reforms when we discuss the political ...
... political community. By opening the highest political offices to all citizens, he made them feel that they were all a part of the same body. We will come to know more about his political reforms when we discuss the political ...
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... political thought is basically an attempt to contain the shock of Athenian political democracy, see Jennifer T. Roberts ... Community in Ancient Attica, 508–490 BC, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2005. 5. Jeremy Waldron's ...
... political thought is basically an attempt to contain the shock of Athenian political democracy, see Jennifer T. Roberts ... Community in Ancient Attica, 508–490 BC, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2005. 5. Jeremy Waldron's ...
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... political community, one of them being speaking out against any unjust practices of the city. Socrates accepts that an individual's reason develops by participating in the life of the city, and yet, that an individual's reason can be ...
... political community, one of them being speaking out against any unjust practices of the city. Socrates accepts that an individual's reason develops by participating in the life of the city, and yet, that an individual's reason can be ...
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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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