Political Thinkers

Description

The most comprehensive introduction to the greatest political thinkers written by a team of international experts.

• Excellent breadth and depth, giving students a comprehensive overview of Western political thought.
• Written by internationally renowned experts, exposing students to multiple perspectives.
• Connections and relationships between thinkers are made clear to help students gain a fuller understanding of the development of political thought, without viewing individual thinkers in isolation.
• Carefully developed learning features, including a chapter guide, biography, key texts, and key ideas for each thinker, help students understand key concepts and ideas in the history of political thought, as well as the context that inspired them.

New to this edition

• A new chapter on Hannah Arendt, one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century.
• A new chapter on Hugo Grotius helps to introduce the just war tradition.
• Revised part introductions make clear the connections between thinkers and their significance in relation to each other.

About the Author(s)

Edited by David Boucher, Professor of Political Philosophy and International Relations, Cardiff University, and Paul Kelly, Professor of Political Theory, London School of Economics

Professor David Boucher, Professor of Political Philosophy and International Relations, Cardiff University

Professor Paul Kelly, Professor of Political Theory and Pro-Director for Teaching and Learning, London School of Economics and Political Science

Table of Contents

1:Introduction, David Boucher and Paul Kelly
Part I: The Polis
2:The Sophists, Peter Nicholson
3:Socrates, Fred Rosen
4:Plato, C.D.C. Reeve
5:Aristotle, Tony Burns
6:Cicero, Cary J. Nederman
Part II: The Two Kingdoms
7:St Augustine, Jean Bethke Elshtain
8:Aquinas, Joseph Canning
9:Marsiglio of Padua, Cary J. Nederman
10:Machiavelli, Joseph V. Femia
11:Grotius, Camilla Boisen
Part III: The Rationalist Enlightenment
12:Hobbes, Deborah Baumgold
13:Locke, Jeremy Waldron
14:Hume, Paul Kelly
15:Montesquieu, Yoshie Kawade
16:Rousseau, David Boucher
17:The Federalist Papers, Terence Ball
18:Wollstonecraft, Carole Pateman
19:Tocqueville, Cheryl Welch
20:Bentham, Paul Kelly
21:J.S. Mill on Liberty, Paul Kelly
22:J.S. Mill on the Subjection of Women, Jennifer Ring
Part IV: The Counter-Enlightenment
23:Kant, Katrin Flikschuh
24:Burke, David Boucher
25:Hegel, Alan Patten
26:The Early Marx, Lawrence Wilde
27:Marx and Engels, Paul Thomas
28:Nietzsche, Nathan Widder
Part V: The Twentieth Century
29:Hannah Arendt, Justine Lacroix
30:Oakeshott, David Boucher
31:Habermas, Kenneth Baynes
32:Rawls, Rex Martin
33:Foucault, Paul Patton

Reviews

'Political Thinkers is a must for every student of political thought, offering an introduction to the history of political ideas alongside new food for thought for advanced scholars. An awesome achievement!' - Erkki Berndtson, formerly of University of Helsinki

'An impressive achievement and an excellent introduction to the field. The wider coverage with inputs from experts of international standing makes it a very valuable resource for students.' - Christopher Finlay, University of Brighton

Praise for the previous edition: 'The essays guide, provoke, and promote further reflection, making Politival Thinkers the best essay collection of its kind and an excellent resource for students.' - Russel Bentley, University of Southampton