{"product_id":"the-key-texts-of-political-philosophy-an-introduction-paperback-9780521185004","title":"The Key Texts of Political Philosophy; An Introduction (Paperback) 9780521185004","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Key Texts of Political Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book introduces readers to analytical interpretation of seminal writings and thinkers in the history of political thought.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas L. Pangle (Author), Timothy W. Burns (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521185004, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 6 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e445 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 3 cm, 0.61 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This remarkable work somehow combines staggering erudition with great clarity and indeed beauty. Each chapter treats a single author or text and can stand on its own. But the chapters taken together constitute a grand tour through the history of political thought - classical Greek, Biblical, early modern, and modern, from Plato to Genesis to Machiavelli to Nietzsche and much else besides. A book to return to again and again.' Robert C. Bartlett, Boston College\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book introduces readers to analytical interpretation of seminal writings and thinkers in the history of political thought, including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Bible, Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Bacon, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville, Marx, and Nietzsche. Chronologically arranged, each chapter in the book is devoted to the work of a single thinker. The selected texts together engage with 2000 years of debate on fundamental questions including: what is the purpose of political life? What is justice? What is a right? Do human beings have rights? What kinds of human virtues are there and which regimes best promote them? The difficulty of accessing the texts included in this volume is the result not only of their subtlety but also of the dramatic change in everyday life. The authors shed light on the texts' vocabulary and complexities of thought and help students understand and weigh the various interpretations of each philosopher's thought.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Classical Political Philosophy: 1. Plato's Apology of Socrates\u003cbr\u003e 2. Plato's Republic, book one\u003cbr\u003e 3. Aristotle's Politics\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Biblical Political Theology: 4. The Bible\u003cbr\u003e 5. St Thomas Aquinas's Treatise on Law\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Modern Political Philosophy: 6. Machiavelli's Discourses and Prince\u003cbr\u003e 7. Bacon's New Atlantis\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hobbes's Leviathan\u003cbr\u003e 9. Locke's Second Treatise of Government\u003cbr\u003e 10. Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Modernity in Question: 11. Rousseau's First and Second Discourses\u003cbr\u003e 12. Marx and Engels: The Communist Manifesto\u003cbr\u003e 13. Tocqueville's Democracy in America\u003cbr\u003e 14. Nietzsche and his Zarathustra.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\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":46004767097112,"sku":"9780521185004","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521185004i_c3c7e0cc-d885-42b9-8376-7d639bc50563.jpg?v=1691373386","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-key-texts-of-political-philosophy-an-introduction-paperback-9780521185004","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}