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 6
... questions to bear on the past; this does not imply that we read the canon of political philosophy as repositories of ... question that remains to be answered. Gadamer believed that all human beings were part of an 'effective history ...
... questions to bear on the past; this does not imply that we read the canon of political philosophy as repositories of ... question that remains to be answered. Gadamer believed that all human beings were part of an 'effective history ...
Side 7
... question, a certain language of politics is available to him in which he understands the political questions of his day. For instance, when Locke used the word 'trust' or the phrase 'government by consent', these words had a specific ...
... question, a certain language of politics is available to him in which he understands the political questions of his day. For instance, when Locke used the word 'trust' or the phrase 'government by consent', these words had a specific ...
Side 8
... questions, the social context method asks us instead to make the economic and social context of the work a priority ... question of why we study the history of political thought, this does not mean that it is an irrelevant exercise ...
... questions, the social context method asks us instead to make the economic and social context of the work a priority ... question of why we study the history of political thought, this does not mean that it is an irrelevant exercise ...
Side 9
... questions would arise for those of us who are from India, or China, or Africa, reading the canon of Western political thought. Just because in this book, a series of thinkers are chronologically arranged in successive chapters, we ...
... questions would arise for those of us who are from India, or China, or Africa, reading the canon of Western political thought. Just because in this book, a series of thinkers are chronologically arranged in successive chapters, we ...
Side 11
... question today. In fact, one suggestion has been, as we saw, that it is because they provide us with a snapshot of ... questions still are—how do we study the history of political thought; why do we study it at all; what is it a study ...
... question today. In fact, one suggestion has been, as we saw, that it is because they provide us with a snapshot of ... questions still are—how do we study the history of political thought; why do we study it at all; what is it a study ...
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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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