An Introduction to Political Thought: Key Concepts and ThinkersAn Introduction to Political Thought emphasizes a dual approach to political theory by providing a chronological overview of both major figures and texts as well as an understanding of the development of key concepts and themes. In this way the authors provide a basic sense of the history and development of political thought and a critical grasp of the theoretical and philosophical issues at the heart of politics. |
Contents
Moral Order? | 23 |
Aristotle 2 Is Politics Natural? | 46 |
Hobbes Locke and 4 The Social Contract and | 103 |
Owen and Marx 5 Socialism and | 125 |
Bentham Utilitarianism 6 How Do We Take People | 153 |
Rawls Cohen Nozick 7 Distributive Justice | 181 |
Rawls II Kymlicka and 8 Liberalism and | 209 |
Challenges to Universalism | 239 |
Feminism and 10 Whats Wrong with | 267 |
Afterword Current Engagements | 295 |
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An Introduction to Political Thought: Key Concepts and Thinkers Peri Roberts,Peter Sutch Limited preview - 2004 |