An Introduction to Political Thought: A Conceptual Toolkit

Peri Roberts; Peter Sutch

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2012

An Introduction to Political Thought

A Conceptual Toolkit

Peri Roberts and Peter Sutch

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748644001

Overview
Contents

About this book

Your conceptual toolkit for the study of political thought

Praise for the first edition

'This seems really to have been written with the first-year student in mind. The editors write in a way that is clear, intelligent and engaging without being at all condescending.'
Politics Studies Review

New for this edition

Brand new chapter on international political thought, reflecting one of the most striking developments in contemporary political theory

This textbook gives you all the vocabulary you need – political, conceptual and historical – to engage confidently and deeply with political thought and the moral and political worlds in which we live.

It traces the history of political thought from Plato and Aristotle to Kymlicka and Rorty, following a unique dual structure that introduces key thinkers and core concepts together, making it suitable for any course structure.

Topics covered include

Universal moral order o liberty o political freedom o the state o socialism o utilitarianism o distributive justice o group politics o multiculturalism o international political theory o conservatism o feminism o postmodernism o global justice

Thinkers covered include

Plato o Aristotle o Hobbes o Locke o Rousseau o Marx o Bentham o Rawls o Nozick o Walzer o Kymlicka o Parekh o Pogge o Hume o Burke o Oakeshott o Rorty

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Section I: Classical Origins of Political Thought Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Section II: Modern Developments in Political Thought Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Section III: Contemporary Understandings of Political Thought Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Section IV: Challenges to Universalism and Foundationalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Afterword / Current Engagements in Political Thought Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 352
Keywords: Politics

eBook

Published: February 22, 2012
ISBN: 9780748644001