Introduction to Political Thinkers

Introduction to Political Thinkers
Author: William Ebenstein
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Political science
ISBN: 9780155066663

Selections from the most important works of eleven of the greatest political theorists. This compact text is comprised of chapters from the more comprehensive anthology, GREAT POLITICAL THINKERS: FROM PLATO TO THE PRESENT.

Introduction to Political Thought

Introduction to Political Thought
Author: Peri Roberts
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2012-02-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0748644008

Your conceptual toolkit for the study of political thoughtPraise 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 theoryThis 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.

Fifty Major Political Thinkers

Fifty Major Political Thinkers
Author: Ian Adams
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2004-03-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1134586361

Fifty Major Political Thinkers introduces the lives and ideas of some of the most influential figures in Western political thought, from ancient Greece to the present day. The entries provide a fascinating introduction to the major figures and schools of thought that have shaped contemporary politics, including: Aristotle Simone de Beauvoir Michel Foucault Mohandas Gandhi Jurgen Habermas Machiavelli Karl Marx Thomas Paine Jean-Jacques Rousseau Mary Wollstonecraft. Fully cross-referenced and including a glossary of theoretical terms, this wide-ranging and accessible book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the evolution and history of contemporary political thought.

A Comprehensive Introduction to Political Thought

A Comprehensive Introduction to Political Thought
Author: James T. McHugh
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-08-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781516548736

A Comprehensive Introduction to Political Thought: Western and Non-Western Traditions familiarizes students with global political theories and perspectives. The book addresses Western and non-Western traditions of political thought, including a traditional emphasis on modern ideology such as liberal democracy. It also includes diverse traditions such as Confucianism in modern China, feminist political thought, and pan-African political thought. This book demonstrates how political theories have emerged from evolving conditions and historical circumstances that continue to influence modern politics. Dedicated chapters explore the ideological principles of conservatism, liberalism, liberal democracy, Marxism, and social democracy. Additional chapters examine the political thought of Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, ancient Roman republicanism, feudalism, Indigenous political thought, Machiavelli, modern republicanism, and the range of ideas that have defined the general science of politics. Students read about the origins of ideology, the political ideals of the Enlightenment, the emergence of democratic norms, and utilitarian methods, plus principles that have contributed to the introduction of socialism, populism, modernism, progressivism, postmodernism, and other critical ideas that influence politics today. Developed to provide students with a diverse, expansive overview, A Comprehensive Introduction to Political Thought is an exemplary resource for courses and programs in political science and the overall study of politics, public policy, and government.

Modern Political Thinkers and Ideas

Modern Political Thinkers and Ideas
Author: Tudor Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134686536

Modern Political Thinkers and Ideas is an exciting new text that provides students with a clearly presented introduction to some of the key areas of modern political thought. Uniquely combining historical and philosophical approaches to the subject, it describes the writings and ideas of the most influential thinkers of the modern era. Modern Political Thinkers and Ideas features: * the main concepts in modern political theory such as: the State and Sovereignty; Political Obligation and Civil Disobedience; Liberty; Rights; Equality and Justice; Democracy * the ideas of key thinkers such as: Machiavelli; Hobbes; Locke; Paine; Rousseau; Burke; Mill; Bentham; Marx; Rawls; Hayek * a clear and instructive framework for each chapter which provides students with: (a) the significance of each concept in modern political thought; (b) what major political thinkers had to say about each concept; and (c) the relevance of key concepts to contemporary argument and debate.

African American Political Thought

African American Political Thought
Author: Melvin L. Rogers
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 771
Release: 2021-05-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 022672607X

African American Political Thought offers an unprecedented philosophical history of thinkers from the African American community and African diaspora who have addressed the central issues of political life: democracy, race, violence, liberation, solidarity, and mass political action. Melvin L. Rogers and Jack Turner have brought together leading scholars to reflect on individual intellectuals from the past four centuries, developing their list with an expansive approach to political expression. The collected essays consider such figures as Martin Delany, Ida B. Wells, W. E. B. Du Bois, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and Audre Lorde, whose works are addressed by scholars such as Farah Jasmin Griffin, Robert Gooding-Williams, Michael Dawson, Nick Bromell, Neil Roberts, and Lawrie Balfour. While African American political thought is inextricable from the historical movement of American political thought, this volume stresses the individuality of Black thinkers, the transnational and diasporic consciousness, and how individual speakers and writers draw on various traditions simultaneously to broaden our conception of African American political ideas. This landmark volume gives us the opportunity to tap into the myriad and nuanced political theories central to Black life. In doing so, African American Political Thought: A Collected History transforms how we understand the past and future of political thinking in the West.

Political Thought and Political Thinkers

Political Thought and Political Thinkers
Author: Judith N. Shklar
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1998-03-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780226753461

A collection of twenty-one essays written over Shklar's forty-year career as a professor at Harvard University.

Political Thinkers

Political Thinkers
Author: David Boucher
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 668
Release: 2009
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

Now in its second edition, this comprehensive introduction to the history of Western political thought includes two new chapters on Cicero and Kant