{"product_id":"rethinking-modern-political-theory-essays-1979-1983-paperback-9780521316958","title":"Rethinking Modern Political Theory; Essays 1979–1983 (Paperback) 9780521316958","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRethinking Modern Political Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssays 1979–1983\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis volume of essays discusses the weaknesses in modern political theory and suggests how they might begin to be remedied.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Dunn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521316958, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 6 June 1985\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e244 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 16 x 1.9 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy is modern political theory philosophically so feeble and politically so unconvincing? This volume of essays discusses the historical sources of these weaknesses and suggests how they might begin to be remedied. The essays treat in relation to one another the history of modern philosophy and the practical relations between states, societies and economies in the modern world. The different approaches required to understand each of these are displayed, and the formidable difficulties of combining them satisfactorily are examined. Only if that is achieved however, do we stand a chance in John Dunn's view of overcoming the limitation of existing understandings of politics. And only then will we be able to arrive at a theory of collective prudence which unites moral awareness and a realistic appreciation of the nature, and the dangers, of modern politics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Christian Natural Law and the Foundations of Liberalism: 1. Individuality and clientage in the formation of Locke's social imagination\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Trust' in the politics of John Locke\u003cbr\u003e 3. From applied theology to social analysis: the break between John Locke and the Scottish Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Socialism in Theory and Socialism in History: 4. Understanding revolutions\u003cbr\u003e 5. Totalitarian democracy and the legacy of modern revolutions: explanation or indictment?\u003cbr\u003e 6. Unimagined community: the deceptions of socialist internationalism\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Bringing the World Back In: 7. Social theory, social understanding, and political action\u003cbr\u003e 8. Identity, modernity and the claim to know better\u003cbr\u003e 9. The future of liberalism\u003cbr\u003e 10. The future of political philosophy in the West\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004437057816,"sku":"9780521316958","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521316958i_d2b498be-f3ab-4fea-b08b-8a5f4c6066d0.jpg?v=1691375117","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rethinking-modern-political-theory-essays-1979-1983-paperback-9780521316958","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}