Inventors of Ideas
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-534-61263-4 (ISBN)
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A concise yet comprehensive introduction to the Western political thought from the Ancient Greeks to the 21st century, INVENTORS OF IDEAS connects major thinkers' political and societal views to a larger understanding of current politics. Covering the traditional canon of writers while also reflecting a concern or emphasis upon the role of gender and science in western political thought, the book gives students practical and historical foundations with which to look at contemporary social and political issues.
1. Political Philosophy: Introducing the Challenge. Part I: ANCIENT POLITICAL THOUGHT. 2. The Playwrights of Athens: Sophocles and Aristophanes. 3. Plato: Advocating Justice. 4. Aristotle: Advocating Community. 5. Cicero and Roman Political Thought: The Transformation of the Political. Part II: MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT. 6. Paul and Augustine: Emergence of the Christian Political World. 7. The Contribution of Islam: John of Salisbury, Thomas Aquinas, and the Rise of the Medieval Political World. 8. Dante and Marsilius: The End of Medieval Political Unity. Part III: MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT. 9. Machiavelli: Escaping Anarchy. 10. Luther and Calvin: The Religious Basis of Modern Political Thought. 11. Copernicus, Bacon, Descartes, and Newton: The Scientific Basis of Modern Politics. 12. Hobbes: Securing Peace. 13. Locke: Protecting Property. 14. Rousseau: Establishing Democracy. 15. Mary Wollstonecraft: Origins of Modern Feminism. 16. Hume, Burke, and Kant: Critics and Defenders of the Enlightenment. 17. Mill: Grounding Liberty. 18. Marx: Revealing History's Meaning. Part IV: POSTMODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT. 19. Freud and Nietzsche: The End of Reason. 20. Inventors of Ideas and Their Inventions: The Continuing Challenge.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.4.2003 |
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| Verlagsort | Belmont, CA |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 431 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-534-61263-6 / 0534612636 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-534-61263-4 / 9780534612634 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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