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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... happiness and individual virtue into one of their relationship with different political arrangements. Whether we organize our political institutions in the form of a democracy or an aristocracy; how this will impact the ability of ...
... happiness and individual virtue into one of their relationship with different political arrangements. Whether we organize our political institutions in the form of a democracy or an aristocracy; how this will impact the ability of ...
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... happiness of these individuals is also served because of the harmony between what they do, what they get, and their individual psyches. It is important to remember here, that Plato specified that the producing class gets to enjoy the ...
... happiness of these individuals is also served because of the harmony between what they do, what they get, and their individual psyches. It is important to remember here, that Plato specified that the producing class gets to enjoy the ...
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... happiness of an individual and the happiness of others, the Platonic concept of justice specifies this link as a distribution of work and benefits. Such a just distribution leads to the happiness of all. Plato has been lauded down the ...
... happiness of an individual and the happiness of others, the Platonic concept of justice specifies this link as a distribution of work and benefits. Such a just distribution leads to the happiness of all. Plato has been lauded down the ...
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... happiness—'Plato's interest [is] how to make a city virtuous and happy'35—then Plato would not have thought of benefits as entitlements only in compensation for contribution. not regarding the individual members of the political ...
... happiness—'Plato's interest [is] how to make a city virtuous and happy'35—then Plato would not have thought of benefits as entitlements only in compensation for contribution. not regarding the individual members of the political ...
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... happiness? 11. edith Hamilton and Huntington Cairns (eds), Plato: The Collected Dialogues Including the Letters, new Jersey: Princeton University Press, pp. 319–20. 12. Terence Irwin, Plato's Ethics, new York: Oxford University Press ...
... happiness? 11. edith Hamilton and Huntington Cairns (eds), Plato: The Collected Dialogues Including the Letters, new Jersey: Princeton University Press, pp. 319–20. 12. Terence Irwin, Plato's Ethics, new York: Oxford University Press ...
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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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