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The primacy of the political : a history of political thought from the Greeks to the French & American revolutions /

The conflict between politics and antipolitics has replayed throughout Western history and philosophical thought. From the beginning, Plato's quest for absolute certainty led him to denounce democracy, an anti-political position challenged by Aristotle. In his wide-ranging narrative, Dick Howar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Howard, Dick, 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2010]
Colección:Columbia studies in political thought/political history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The rise and fall of Athenian democracy
  • The rise and fall of Roman republicanism
  • The conflict of the sacred and the secular
  • Facing the challenge of modernity
  • Modern individualism and political obligation
  • The end of political philosophy?