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Book Description

Western Political Thought, 2E is an attempt to include in its reach the political ideas of some of the more recent thinkers. These thinkers certainly draw on the classics of western political thought like the writings of Marx, Rousseau, Locke and Aristotle; however, they also extend our understanding of the political thought in several ways. The latest edition gives a comprehensive account of the thread of political thought that stretches from the ancient Greeks to modern times. 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.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. About Pearson
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface To The Second Edition
  6. Preface To The First Edition
  7. About the Author
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. The Greek City-State: Democratic Institutions in Athens
  10. 2. Plato (427–347 bce): Justice and Reason
  11. 3. Aristotle (384–322 bce): Moral Action and the Best Constitution
  12. 4. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas: Christian Political Thought in the Middle Ages
  13. 5. Machiavelli (1469–1527): Humanism and Republicanism
  14. 6. Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679): Contract as the Basis of Political Obligation
  15. 7. John Locke (1632–1704): Theological Premises and Liberal Limits on Government
  16. 8. Rousseau (1712–1778): The General Will and Moral and Political Liberty
  17. 9. Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832): Representative Government as the Maximizer of Utility
  18. 10. John Stuart Mill (1806–1873): The Benefits of the Liberty of Men and Women for Society
  19. 11. G.W.F. Hegel (1770–1831): The Social Conditions for a Non-Contractual Theory of Freedom
  20. 12. Karl Marx (1818–1883): The State and Class Struggle
  21. 13. Antonio Gramsci (1891–1937): Hegemony in Civil Society as a Basis of the Modern State
  22. 14. John Rawls (1921–2002): A Liberal Egalitarian Theory of Justice
  23. 15. Carole Pateman, Martha C. Nussbaum, Judith Butler: Contemporary Feminist Theory
  24. Afterword
  25. Index
  26. Copyright
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