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 4
... principle to our earlier example, it follows that before reading Leviathan, we must know that in writing it, Hobbes was trying to intervene in the raging debate between the king's faction and the parliamentary faction in England in the ...
... principle to our earlier example, it follows that before reading Leviathan, we must know that in writing it, Hobbes was trying to intervene in the raging debate between the king's faction and the parliamentary faction in England in the ...
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... principle of political authority changing over time. The goal remains individual happiness, but virtue does not get ... principles of political order change? There was a time in the history of the West when happiness was seen as an ...
... principle of political authority changing over time. The goal remains individual happiness, but virtue does not get ... principles of political order change? There was a time in the history of the West when happiness was seen as an ...
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... principle: that virtue is knowledge. If a wise man cannot but be brave, this implies that we are cowardly only because of our ignorance. If we knew about the value and the meaning of virtue, we would not act 28 Western Political Thought.
... principle: that virtue is knowledge. If a wise man cannot but be brave, this implies that we are cowardly only because of our ignorance. If we knew about the value and the meaning of virtue, we would not act 28 Western Political Thought.
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... 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 questions about ...
... 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 questions about ...
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... principles of interdependence and specialization. The philosophers and the soldiers, together called the guardians, depend on the farmers for their food and other material needs. The farmers depend on the guardians for protection and ...
... principles of interdependence and specialization. The philosophers and the soldiers, together called the guardians, depend on the farmers for their food and other material needs. The farmers depend on the guardians for protection and ...
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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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