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. |
Inni boken
Resultat 6-10 av 46
Side 23
... very definition of political rule as a continuous alternation between ruling and being ruled in turn captures the status of Athenian men as citizen-subjects. notes 1. 3. For the argument that much of Western The Greek City-State 23.
... very definition of political rule as a continuous alternation between ruling and being ruled in turn captures the status of Athenian men as citizen-subjects. notes 1. 3. For the argument that much of Western The Greek City-State 23.
Side 40
... rule because reason is dominant in their soul. This brings us to the issue of Plato's rationalism. The most important aspect of Plato's philosophy is his rationalism. For him, reason ruled the world, not god. For the Greeks, even the ...
... rule because reason is dominant in their soul. This brings us to the issue of Plato's rationalism. The most important aspect of Plato's philosophy is his rationalism. For him, reason ruled the world, not god. For the Greeks, even the ...
Side 44
... rule of reason in the nocturnal Council and in the body known as the Guardians of the Laws. Political decision making is still in the hands of the wise. Although there is private property and families, excessive wealth is not allowed ...
... rule of reason in the nocturnal Council and in the body known as the Guardians of the Laws. Political decision making is still in the hands of the wise. Although there is private property and families, excessive wealth is not allowed ...
Side 47
Du har nådd visningsgrensen for denne boken.
Du har nådd visningsgrensen for denne boken.
Side 48
Du har nådd visningsgrensen for denne boken.
Du har nådd visningsgrensen for denne boken.
Innhold
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 |
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
Western Political Thought: An Historical Introduction from the Origins to ... John Bowle Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 1961 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
action Aquinas argued Aristotle Aristotle’s Athenian democracy Athens Augustine become Bentham Book Cambridge University Press capitalist Catholic century Chapter Christian Church citizens city-states civil society conception constitution context defence democratic desire dialogues Discourses economic edith Hamilton equality eudaimonia exist form of government Greek happiness Hegel Hobbes Hobbes’s human Ibid idea individual liberty individual’s inequality interests Jeremy Bentham John Locke justice labour power laws of nature legislative Leviathan live Locke Locke’s Machiavelli man’s Marx Marx’s means Mill Mill’s modern monarch moral Nichomachean Ethics one’s Oxford University Press Parliament person Philip Schofield Plato pleasure polis political community political institutions Political Philosophy political power political theory prince principle production Quentin Skinner question rational reason religious Republic Rousseau rule Skinner slaves social contract Socrates sovereign subjects things thinkers tion Treatises of Government utilitarianism virtue Western political thought women writings