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Ancient Political Thought

Author : Richard N. Bosley
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1551118114
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Political Thought written by Richard N. Bosley and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2013-12-30 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents selections from the political and social thought of the ancient West from the early sixth century BCE up to the early years of the Roman Empire and includes not only the classic philosophers, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero, but a number of dramatists and historians as well. The range of topics these writings treat run from class conflict, through the perils of democracy and the horrors of tyranny, to the place of women in politics, while the styles range from the deeply dramatic of Sophocles’ Antigone and the bawdy satire of Aristophanes’ Assemblywomen to Plato’s Socratic dialogue Republic and Aristotle’s scientific treatise Politics. The translations have been chosen, and sometimes modified, for clarity and readability, and are accompanied by introductions which set forth the historical context and trace the general lines of thought the readings develop. Frequent notes explain references to ancient lore unfamiliar to many readers. Questions for discussion accompany each reading.

A World History of Ancient Political Thought

Author : Antony Black
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198790686
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book A World History of Ancient Political Thought written by Antony Black and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines the political thought of China, Greece, Israel, Rome, India, Iran, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and also early Christianity. Each of these had its own priorities, based on a religious and philosophical perspective. This led to different ideas about who should govern, how to govern, and what government was for.

Class Ideology and Ancient Political Theory

Author : Ellen Meiksins Wood
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Class Ideology and Ancient Political Theory written by Ellen Meiksins Wood and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1978 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought

Author : Stephen Salkever
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139828024
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought written by Stephen Salkever and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek Political Thought provides a guide to understanding the central texts and problems in ancient Greek political thought, from Homer through the Stoics and Epicureans. Composed of essays specially commissioned for this volume and written by leading scholars of classics, political science, and philosophy, the Companion brings these texts to life by analysing what they have to tell us about the problems of political life. Focusing on texts by Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, and Aristotle, among others, they examine perennial issues, including rights and virtues, democracy and the rule of law, community formation and maintenance, and the ways in which theorizing of several genres can and cannot assist political practice.

Ancient Greek Political Thought in Practice

Author : Paul Cartledge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113948849X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Greek Political Thought in Practice written by Paul Cartledge and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Greece was a place of tremendous political experiment and innovation, and it was here too that the first serious political thinkers emerged. Using carefully selected case-studies, in this book Professor Cartledge investigates the dynamic interaction between ancient Greek political thought and practice from early historic times to the early Roman Empire. Of concern throughout are three major issues: first, the relationship of political thought and practice; second, the relevance of class and status to explaining political behaviour and thinking; third, democracy - its invention, development and expansion, and extinction, prior to its recent resuscitation and even apotheosis. In addition, monarchy in various forms and at different periods and the peculiar political structures of Sparta are treated in detail over a chronological range extending from Homer to Plutarch. The book provides an introduction to the topic for all students and non-specialists who appreciate the continued relevance of ancient Greece to political theory and practice today.

Greek Political Thought

Author : Ryan K. Balot
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405152214
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Greek Political Thought written by Ryan K. Balot and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging history of ancient Greek political thought showswhat ancient political texts might mean to citizens of thetwenty-first century. A provocative and wide-ranging history of ancient Greekpolitical thought Demonstrates what ancient Greek works of political philosophymight mean to citizens of the twenty-first century Examines an array of poetic, historical, and philosophicaltexts in an effort to locate Greek political thought in itscultural context Pays careful attention to the distinctively ancient connectionsbetween politics and ethics Structured around key themes such as the origins of politicalthought, political self-definition, revolutions in politicalthought, democracy and imperialism

International Relations in Political Thought

Author : Chris Brown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521575706
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book International Relations in Political Thought written by Chris Brown and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-04-25 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection presents texts in international relations from Ancient Greece to the First World War. Major writers such as Thucydides, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Grotius, Kant and John Stuart Mill are represented by extracts of their key works; less well-known international theorists including John of Paris, Cornelius van Bynkershoek and Friedrich List are also included. Fifty writers are anthologised in what is the largest such collection currently available. The texts, most of which are substantial extracts, are organised into broadly chronological sections, each of which is headed by an introduction that places the work in its historical and philosophical context. Ideal for both students and scholars, the volume also includes biographies and guides to further reading.

A World History of Ancient Political Thought

Author : Antony Black
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192507990
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book A World History of Ancient Political Thought written by Antony Black and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and expanded edition of A World History of Ancient Political Thought examines the political thought of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, Iran, India, China, Greece, Rome and early Christianity, from prehistory to c.300 CE. The book explores the earliest texts of literate societies, beginning with the first written records of political thought in Egypt and Mesopotamia and ending with the collapse of the Han dynasty and the Western Roman Empire. In most cultures, sacred monarchy was the norm, but this ranged from absolute to conditional authority. 'The people' were recipients of royal (and divine) beneficence. Justice, the rule of law and meritocracy were generally regarded as fundamental. In Greece and Rome, democracy and liberty were born, while in Israel the polity was based on covenant and the law. Confucius taught humaneness, Mozi and Christianity taught universal love; Kautilya and the Chinese 'Legalists' believed in realpolitik and an authoritarian state. The conflict between might and right was resolved in many different ways. Chinese, Greek and Indian thinkers reflected on the origin and purposes of the state. Status and class were embedded in Indian and Chinese thought, the nation in Israelite thought. The Stoics and Cicero, on the other hand, saw humanity as a single unit. Political philosophy, using logic, evidence and dialectic, was invented in China and Greece, statecraft in China and India, political science in Greece. Plato and Aristotle, followed by Polybius and Cicero, started 'western' political philosophy. This book covers political philosophy, religious ideology, constitutional theory, social ethics, official and popular political culture.

History of Political Theory: An Introduction

Author : George Klosko
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019969544X
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book History of Political Theory: An Introduction written by George Klosko and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Political Theory: An Introduction is an engaging introduction to the main figures in the history of Western Political Theory and their most important works. The second volume traces the origin and development of liberal political theory, and so the foundations for contemporary views.

The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought

Author : Christopher Rowe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521481366
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Greek and Roman Political Thought written by Christopher Rowe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-05-11 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive reference work on Greek and Roman political thought from the age of Homer to late antiquity, first published in 2000.

Fear of Diversity

Author : Arlene W. Saxonhouse
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226735542
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Fear of Diversity written by Arlene W. Saxonhouse and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging and provocative book locates the origin of political science in the everyday world of ancient Greek life, thought, and culture. Arlene Saxonhouse contends that the Greeks, confronted by the puzzling diversity of the physical world, sought an unseen and unifying force that would constrain and explain it. This drive toward unity did more than place the mind over the senses: it led the Greeks to play down the very real differences - in particular the female, the family, and sexuality - in both their political and personal lives. While the dramatists and Plato captured the tragic consequences of trying to do so, it was not until Aristotle and his Politics did the Greek world - and its heirs - have a true science of politics, one capable of embracing diversity and accommodating conflict. Much of the book's force derives from Saxonhouse's masterful interweaving of Greek philosophy and drama, her juxtaposition of the thought of the pre-Socratics, Plato, and other philosophers to the cultural life revealed by such dramatists as Aristophanes and Aeschylus. Her approach opens up fresh understandings of such issues as the Greeks' fear of the feminine and their attempts to ignore the demands that gender, reproduction, and the family inevitably make on the individual and the family. The Fear of Diversity represents an important contribution to political philosophy, classics, and gender studies.

A History of Political Thought

Author : Janet Coleman
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631186533
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (865 download)

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Download or read book A History of Political Thought written by Janet Coleman and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2000-06-22 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume continues the story of European political theorising by focusing on medieval and Renaissance thinkers. It includes extensive discussion of the practices that underpinned medieval political theories and which continued to play crucial roles in the eventual development of early-modern political institutions and debates. The author strikes a balance between trying to understand the philosophical cogency of medieval and Renaissance arguments on the one hand, elucidating why historically-suited medieval and Renaissance thinkers thought the ways they did about politics; and why we often think otherwise.

Overcoming Uncertainty in Ancient Greek Political Philosophy

Author : J. Noel Hubler
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030820912
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Overcoming Uncertainty in Ancient Greek Political Philosophy written by J. Noel Hubler and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overcoming Uncertainty in Ancient Greek Political Philosophy makes an historical and theoretical contribution by explaining the role of opinion in ancient Greek political philosophy, showing its importance for Aristotle’s theory of deliberation, and indicating a new model for a deliberative republic. Currently, there are no studies of opinion in ancient Greek political theory and so the book breaks new historical ground. The book establishes that opinion is key for the political theories of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics because each sees uncertainty as a problem that needs to be overcome if one is to establish a virtuous polity. Since they have different notions of the nature of the uncertainty of opinion, they develop very different political strategies to overcome it. The book explains that Plato’s and the Stoics’ analyses of uncertainty support oligarchy and monarchy, respectively, and that theoretical support for deliberate politics requires a more nuanced understanding of uncertainty that only Aristotle provides.

The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought: Essential Readings

Author : Andrew Bailey
Publisher : Broadview Press
ISBN 13 : 1554811023
Total Pages : 1041 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought: Essential Readings written by Andrew Bailey and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2012-02-17 with total page 1041 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume features a careful selection of major works in political and social philosophy from ancient times through to the present. Every reading has been painstakingly annotated, and each figure is given a substantial introduction highlighting his or her major contribution to the tradition. The anthology offers both depth and breadth in its selection of material by central figures, while also representing other currents of political thought. Thirty-two authors are represented, including fourteen from the 20th century. The editors have made every effort to include translations that are both readable and reliable. In order to ensure the highest standards of accuracy and accessibility, the editors have consulted dozens of leading academics during the course of the volume’s development (many of whom have contributed introductory material as well as advice). The result is an anthology with unparalleled pedagogical benefits; The Broadview Anthology of Social and Political Thought sets the new standard for social and political philosophy instruction.

A World History of Ancient Political Thought

Author : Antony Black
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192507990
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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A Companion to Greek and Roman Political Thought

Author : Ryan K. Balot
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118556682
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Greek and Roman Political Thought written by Ryan K. Balot and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-12-21 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPANION TO GREEK AND ROMAN POLITICAL THOUGHT Justice, virtue, and citizenship were at the center of political life in ancient Greece and Rome and were frequently discussed by classical poets, historians, and philosophers. This Companion illuminates Greek and Roman political thought in all its range, diversity, and depth. Thirty-four essays from leading scholars in history, classics, philosophy, and political science provide stimulating discussions of classical political thought, ranging from the Archaic Greek epics to the final days of the Roman Empire and beyond. These essays strike a judicious yet thought-provoking balance between theoretical and historical perspectives. A Companion to Greek and Roman Political Thought is an authoritative guide to the ancient Greek and Roman political questions that continue to shape and challenge the modern world.

Democracy and the History of Political Thought

Author : Patrick N. Cain
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793621608
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Democracy and the History of Political Thought written by Patrick N. Cain and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each author addresses a single thinker’s reflections on the virtues and defects of democracy and the relationship between democracy and other regimes. Together, these essays explore the tensions within the democratic way of life that arise from an attachment to equality, liberty, citizenship, law, and the divine. Above all, this work aims at recovering a more complex understanding of democracy, connecting the perennial questions of political philosophy to the perplexities and crises of modern democracy.