Political Thinkers: From Socrates to the PresentDavid Boucher, Paul Joseph Kelly Political Thinkers provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Western political thought written by a team of internationally renowned scholars. This collection provides an overview of the canon of great theorists, from Socrates and the Sophists to contemporary thinkers such as Habermas and Foucault. The second edition includes two new chapters on Cicero and Kant. It is also accompanied by an Online Resource Center which includes: - Interactive timeline of thinkers - Links to journal articles - Web links New to this edition: - Part introductions pinpointing common themes between thinkers - End-of-chapter discussion questions - Annotated further reading |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Classical World | 25 |
Socrates Frederick Rosen | 47 |
Copyright | |
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