Reading Political Philosophy: Machiavelli to Mill - Hardcover

Matravers, Derek; Pike, Jonathan; Warburton, Nigel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415211964 ISBN 13: 9780415211963

Verlag: Routledge, 2001

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..."a valuable and unique tool for teaching political thought." -Lesley Jacobs, York University, Toronto "This is an excellent book which will very quickly become an essential textbook for political thought and political philosophy courses." -Peter Starie, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth "This reader is a clever idea, deftly executed, with readable and helpful introductions to the classic texts, together with a first-class selection of supplementary readings." -Dudley Knowles, University of Glasgow

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This clear and thorough introduction provides students with the skills necessary to understand the main thinkers, texts and arguments of political philosophy and thought. Each chapter comprises a brief overview of a major political thinker, followed by an introduction to one or more of their most influential works and an introduction to key secondary readings.
Key features include:
* exercises
* reading notes
* guides for further reading
The book introduces and assesses: Machiavelli's Prince; Hobbes' Leviathan; Locke's Second Treatise on Government; Rousseau's Social Contract; Marx and Engels' German Ideology (Part 1); Mill's On Liberty and The Subjection of Women. Reading Political Philosophy requires no previous knowledge of philosophy or politics and is ideal for newcomers to political philosophy and political thought.

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• Verlag: Routledge
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0415211964
• ISBN 13: 9780415211963
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 396