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 31
... Republic. Other commentators have argued for a unity in Plato's philosophical position, reflected in a continuity especially between his early and middle dialogues.18 It is pointed out, that though Plato never speaks in his own voice in ...
... Republic. Other commentators have argued for a unity in Plato's philosophical position, reflected in a continuity especially between his early and middle dialogues.18 It is pointed out, that though Plato never speaks in his own voice in ...
Side 32
... Republic, by pointing to its political dimension. Plato's Republic, which he wrote in his middle age, is used all over the world, to introduce political science undergraduates to Plato. Statesman and Laws, written by Plato when he was ...
... Republic, by pointing to its political dimension. Plato's Republic, which he wrote in his middle age, is used all over the world, to introduce political science undergraduates to Plato. Statesman and Laws, written by Plato when he was ...
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... Republic. Which kind of city (political community) is it that develops our rationality (our ability to know virtue) and what is the extent of our obligation to it? To answer this question, Plato constructed Republic as a dialogue ...
... Republic. Which kind of city (political community) is it that develops our rationality (our ability to know virtue) and what is the extent of our obligation to it? To answer this question, Plato constructed Republic as a dialogue ...
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... Republic comes to an end and a long monologue begins on what justice is, in the city. First, Socrates explains how a city comes into being. The first political community, he says, is established when a farmer, a craftsman, a blacksmith ...
... Republic comes to an end and a long monologue begins on what justice is, in the city. First, Socrates explains how a city comes into being. The first political community, he says, is established when a farmer, a craftsman, a blacksmith ...
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... Republic, Book IV Other scholars, taking the story of the ideal state much more seriously, point out that if the Socratic concept of virtue points to the link between the happiness of an individual and the happiness of others, the ...
... Republic, Book IV Other scholars, taking the story of the ideal state much more seriously, point out that if the Socratic concept of virtue points to the link between the happiness of an individual and the happiness of others, 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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