Political Philosophy Paperback / softback
by Steven B. Smith
Part of the The Open Yale Courses series
Paperback / softback
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Who ought to govern? Why should I obey the law? How should conflict be controlled? What is the proper education for a citizen and a statesman?
These questions probe some of the deepest and most enduring problems that every society confronts, regardless of time and place.
Today we ask the same crucial questions about law, authority, justice, and freedom that Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Tocqueville faced in previous centuries.
In this lively and enlightening book, Professor Steven B.
Smith introduces the wide terrain of political philosophy through the classic texts of the discipline.
Works by the greatest thinkers illuminate the permanent problems of political life, Smith shows, and while we may not accept all their conclusions, it would be a mistake to overlook the relevance of their insights.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 11 b-w scattered
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:27/11/2012
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- ISBN:9780300181807
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages, 11 b-w scattered
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:27/11/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780300181807