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 viii
Many great thinkers are seen as part of this tradition because not only do they refer to one another in their work, but their writings are taken to have developed a common language for the discussion of political problems.
Many great thinkers are seen as part of this tradition because not only do they refer to one another in their work, but their writings are taken to have developed a common language for the discussion of political problems.
Side ix
... look for commentaries on their writings. This reader on Western political thought has been written for undergraduate students of political science in India who are just beginning their study of Plato's Republic or Hobbes' Leviathan ...
... look for commentaries on their writings. This reader on Western political thought has been written for undergraduate students of political science in India who are just beginning their study of Plato's Republic or Hobbes' Leviathan ...
Side 2
We have to first understand what it is that they said, to interpret the meaning of their words, before we can use their writings to either increase our knowledge of the past, or to better understand our own present-day conditions.
We have to first understand what it is that they said, to interpret the meaning of their words, before we can use their writings to either increase our knowledge of the past, or to better understand our own present-day conditions.
Side 3
... form the self-sufficient object of inquiry and understanding'.2 To understand the meaning of the Leviathan, we only have to read it again and again, or if necessary, we should read it along with the corpus of Hobbes' other writings.
... form the self-sufficient object of inquiry and understanding'.2 To understand the meaning of the Leviathan, we only have to read it again and again, or if necessary, we should read it along with the corpus of Hobbes' other writings.
Side 4
We must place the writings of the political philosopher we are studying in the economic, social and political context in which she was writing. If ideas are 'responses to immediate circumstances' then we must know the nature of the ...
We must place the writings of the political philosopher we are studying in the economic, social and political context in which she was writing. If ideas are 'responses to immediate circumstances' then we must know the nature of the ...
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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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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 |