A Guide to the Political Classics
Plato to Rousseau
Published in November 1988
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-19-824951-1 (ISBN)
Description
This work aims to make the classic writings of Western political philosophy accessible to the modern reader. It provides an introduction to some of the greatest works of political thought concentrating on an analysis of each text and not the life and times of the writers concerned.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Illustrations
bibliographical notes, index
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-824951-1 (9780198249511)
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Content
Introduction: the significance of the classic texts, Murray Forsyth and Maurice Keens-Soper; Plato - "The Republic", John Day; Aristotle - "The Politics", Andrew Lockyer; Saint Augustine - "The City of God", Bruce Haddock; Niccolo Machiavelli - "The Prince and the Discourses", Peter Savigear; Thomas Hobbes - "Leviathan", Murray Forsyth; John Locke - "The Second Treatise of Government", Christopher Hughes; Jean-Jacques Rousseau - "The Social Contract", Maurice Keens-Soper.