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010 _a2010024895
020 _a9781107000438 (hardback)
020 _a9780521169011 (pbk.)
040 _aDLC
_beng
_cDLC
_dDLC
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041 0 _aeng
042 _anbic
100 1 _aStevens, Richard G.,
_d1925-
245 1 0 _aPolitical philosophy
_h[electronic resource] :
_ban introduction /
_cRichard G. Stevens.
260 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_cc2011.
300 _axxi, 309 p. ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
337 _acomputer
338 _aonline resource
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: Part I. The Nature and Origin of Political Philosophy: 1. What philosophy is; 2. The origin of philosophy; 3. The nature of politics; 4. The origin of political philosophy; Part II. The Problem of Political Philosophy: 5. The best city; 6. Moderation; Part III. The Permutations of Political Philosophy: 7. Ancient and medieval political philosophy; 8. A kind of betrayal; 9. Modern political philosophy and post-modern thought; 10. Ancients and moderns; Epilogue.
520 _a"This book by Richard G. Stevens is a comprehensive introduction to the nature of political philosophy. It offers definitions of philosophy and politics, showing the tension between the two and the origin of political philosophy as a means of resolution of that tension. Plato and Aristotle are examined in order to see the search for the best political order. Inquiry is then made into political philosophy's new tension brought about by the growth of revealed religion in the Middle Ages. It then examines the changes introduced by modernity and gives an overview of postmodern political thought. The book covers the most influential philosophers and directs readers to the classics of political philosophy, guiding them in studying them. It is an approachable introduction to a complex subject, not just a history of it. It is a point of entry into the subject for students and for others as well"--
650 0 _aPolitical science
_xPhilosophy.
655 4 _aElectronic books
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