History of Political Philosophy - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0226777103 ISBN 13: 9780226777108

Verlag: University of Chicago Press, 1987

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This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to include both new and revised essays.

Biografía del autor:

Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was one of the preeminent political philosophers of the twentieth century. From 1949 to 1968 he was professor of political science at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, among them The Political Philosophy of Hobbes, Natural Right and History, and Spinoza's Critique of Religion, all published by the University of Chicago Press. Joseph Cropsey (1919-2012) was a distinguished service professor emeritus in the department of political science at the University of Chicago, where he taught since 1958. He previously was on the faculty of the City College of New York and the New School for Social Research. His scholarly work examined classical political thinkers such as Socrates and Plato, as well as the foundations of modern liberalism in Thomas Hobbes and Adam Smith. He also collaborated with Leo Strauss, co-editing the inflential overview of Western political thought History of Political Philosophy.

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• Verlag: University of Chicago Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0226777103
• ISBN 13: 9780226777108
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 980
• Herausgeber: Strauss Leo, Cropsey Joseph