The Political Theory Reader
1. Auflage Februar 2010
370 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
This collection presents 100 key readings that address the contested philosophical assumptions and competing principles of politics. Contributions include writings from the founders of the major ideological perspectives of the 19th and 20th Centuries, to the most important political theorists and philosophers of the modern world. Aimed at those new to the study of political theory, the Reader offers a carefully organized selection of unparalleled breadth, allowing students to see how different ideological voices think about the great issues of politics and how political theory has evolved in its discussion of these issues.
Utilizing 100 key readings, The Political Theory Reader explores the rich tradition of ideas that shape the way we live and the great issues in political theory today.
* Allows students to see how competing ideological viewpoints think about the same political issues
* Provides readers with direct access to authors covered in the From Ideologies to Public Philosophies text
* Facilitates discussions by having readings arranged thematically throughout text
* Extracts of works specifically chosen to focus on topics central to issues covered in chapters.
1. Political Theory, Public Philosophy, and Pluralism
PART I: Ideological Voices
2. Nineteenth-Century Ideologies
3. Twentieth-Century Ideologies
4. Newer Quasi-Ideologies
PART II: Philosophical Assumptions
5. Ontological Conceptions
6. Conceptions of Human Nature
7. Images of Society
8. Epistemological Orientations
PART III: Political Principles
9. On Community
10. On Citizenship
11. On Structure
12. On Rulers
13. On Authority
14. On Justice
15. On Change