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ISBN: 0380007851

ISBN13: 9780380007851

The Great Political Theories, Vol 1

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By Michael Curtis

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Book Overview

The philosophy of politics As an introduction to political theory and science, this collection of writings by the great philosophers will be of close interest to general readers. It also forms a basic textbook for students of government and political theory. Such fundamental concepts as Democracy, the Rule of Law, Justice, Natural Rights, Sovereignty, Citizenship, Power, the State, Revolution, Liberty, Reason, Materialism, Toleration, and the Place of Religion in Society are traced from their origins, through their development and changing patterns, to show how they guide political thinking and institutions today. And new in this edition, examinations of selected works by Sophocles, Francois Hotman, and Francisco Suarez. Also new are a detailed table of contents and an up-dated, comprehensive bibliography--each clear and concise for easy reference. The second volume of Professor Curtis' work, also available in a Discus edition, includes the writings of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century thinkers--from Burke, Rousseau, and Kant to modern times.

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0380007851

ISBN13:9780380007851

Release Date:February 1981

Publisher:Avon Books

Length:464 Pages

Weight:0.51 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

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Rated 5 stars
A Great Overview

By Thriftbooks.com User, May 7, 2007

I highly recommend this volume for its breadth of coverage as an intro or a refresher. It enables the reader to get many of th ebasisc to use as a springboard to a further analysis of the philospohers one desires to read in greater detail. I am now reading Vol. 2.

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Rated 4 stars
Excellent survey of western political thought

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 9, 2005

In the introduction, Curtis writes this as the essence of the subject of these books: "The core of political philosophy has always been the study of those central institutions, organizations and personnel that have the power to issue directions and rules, and the relationship of the governed to government. The recurring problems of political philosophy are those concerning the nature of society, law, obligation, rights,...

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Rated 5 stars
Just Right!

By Thriftbooks.com User, March 12, 1999

I think that this book is prefaced well and in those terms serves the reader to the full extent promised. The book basically gives an over view of early political theory through excerpts from excellent selected texts. It is a fair cross-section of political treatises providing it fits into one book that is for the novice. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

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