Reappraising political theory : revisionist studies in the history of political thought /

In this book, Terence Ball injects new life into the great works of political theory. By suggesting new ways of looking at the 'classic' texts, he shows how they can offer compelling answers to the problems we face today.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ball, Terence
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Political science > History.
Political science > Philosophy.
Political science
Political science > Philosophy
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations
  • I. BEARINGS
  • 1. Reappraising Political Theory
  • 2. Whither Political Theory?
  • II. REAPPRAISALS
  • 3. Machiavelli and Moral Change
  • 4. Hobbes's Linguistic Turn
  • 5. Rousseau's Civil Religion Reconsidered
  • 6. The Survivor and the Savant: Two Schemes for Civil Religion Compared
  • 7. Benthamite Discipline and Punishment
  • or, What Foucault Missed
  • 8. Utilitarianism, Feminism, and the Franchise
  • 9. Vico and Marx on 'Making' History
  • 10. Marx and Darwin: A Reconsideration
  • 11. Constitutional Interpretation: What's Wrong with 'Original Intent'?
  • 12. The Myth of Adam and American Identity
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • V
  • W.

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