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 v
... the Liberty of Men and Women for Society G. W. F. Hegel (1770–1831): The Social Conditions for a Non-Contractual Theory of Freedom Karl Marx (1818–1883): The State and Class Struggle Afterword About the Author Index vii 13 26 49 4.
... the Liberty of Men and Women for Society G. W. F. Hegel (1770–1831): The Social Conditions for a Non-Contractual Theory of Freedom Karl Marx (1818–1883): The State and Class Struggle Afterword About the Author Index vii 13 26 49 4.
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The European Union is new, the Islamic Republic of Iran is (was) new, the women's movement is new, and so on, with the assumption being that these political entities are not just new ...
The European Union is new, the Islamic Republic of Iran is (was) new, the women's movement is new, and so on, with the assumption being that these political entities are not just new ...
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... not to mention all the Athenian women who were not given any rights, and only up to a maximum of 50,000 Athenian males were considered citizens, it is difficult to call such a system democratic. The non-participation of the majority ...
... not to mention all the Athenian women who were not given any rights, and only up to a maximum of 50,000 Athenian males were considered citizens, it is difficult to call such a system democratic. The non-participation of the majority ...
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Those who fought for Athens—and we have to remember that Athens was almost always at war—were citizens, and not the slaves or the women. We have seen earlier that Solon's classification of Athenians into different property groups ...
Those who fought for Athens—and we have to remember that Athens was almost always at war—were citizens, and not the slaves or the women. We have seen earlier that Solon's classification of Athenians into different property groups ...
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Women were cloistered and kept indoors. It is said that a girl would not recognize her grown-up brother because women and men occupied, and grew up in different spaces in the house. Women looked after the home and the men looked after ...
Women were cloistered and kept indoors. It is said that a girl would not recognize her grown-up brother because women and men occupied, and grew up in different spaces in the house. Women looked after the home and the men looked after ...
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| 1 | |
| 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 |
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