The History of Political Theory and Other Essays
Cambridge University Press (1996)
| Abstract | In this collection of recent essays (several appearing in English for the first time), John Dunn brings his characteristically acute and penetrative insight to a wide range of political issues. In the first essay, 'The history of political theory', Professor Dunn argues for the importance of a historical perspective in the study of political thought. Other pieces engage with central concepts of political philosophy such as obligation, trust, freedom of conscience and property. A group of studies tackle specific contemporary problems and future dangers, for example racism and the dilemma of humanitarian intervention. The volume as a whole articulates the many dangers, but also the huge importance of, contemporary politics, and provides a representative collection of work by one of the most astute political commentators writing today. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Political science Philosophy Political science History | |||||||||
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| Call number | JA74.D86 1996 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0521497078 0521497841 9780521497848 | |||||||||
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