An introduction to political thought [[electronic resource] ] : a conceptual toolkit / / Peri Roberts and Peter Sutch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790376803321
• Autore: Roberts Peri
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-76998-X; 9786613680754; 0-7486-4400-8
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SutchPeter <1971->
• Disciplina: 320; 320.01
• Soggetti: Political science - History; Political science
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION - HISTORICAL: The Nature of Political Thought / CONCEPTUAL: Conceptual Tools for Everyday Living; SECTION I - CLASSICAL ORIGINS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT; CHAPTER ONE - HISTORICAL: Plato / CONCEPTUAL: Is There a Universal Moral Order?; CHAPTER TWO - HISTORICAL: Aristotle / CONCEPTUAL: Is Politics Natural?; SECTION II - MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN POLITICAL THOUGHT; CHAPTER THREE - HISTORICAL: Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau / CONCEPTUAL: Liberty and Human Nature: What is Freedom?; CHAPTER FOUR - HISTORICAL: Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau II / CONCEPTUAL: The Social Contract and the Artificiality of the StateCHAPTER FIVE - HISTORICAL: Owen and Marx / CONCEPTUAL: Socialism and the Artificiality of Man; SECTION III - CONTEMPORARY UNDERSTANDINGS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT; CHAPTER SIX - HISTORICAL: Bentham, Utilitarianism and Rights / CONCEPTUAL: How Do We Take People Seriously?; CHAPTER SEVEN - HISTORICAL: Rawls, Cohen, Nozick and Walzer / CONCEPTUAL: Distributive Justice; CHAPTER EIGHT - HISTORICAL: Rawls II, Kymlicka and Parekh / CONCEPTUAL: Liberalism and the Challenge of MulticulturalismSECTION ; IV - CHALLENGES TO UNIVERSALISM AND FOUNDATIONALISM; CHAPTER NINE - HISTORICAL: The Internationalisation of Political Thought / CONCEPTUAL: Universal Principles in a Society of States; CHAPTER TEN - HISTORICAL: Burke and Oakeshott / CONCEPTUAL: Conservatism: Reason vs Tradition; CHAPTER ELEVEN - HISTORICAL: Feminism and Antifoundationalism / CONCEPTUAL: What's Wrong with Universal Justice?; AFTERWORD - HISTORICAL: Afterword / CONCEPTUAL: Current Engagements in Political ThoughtIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: New for this edition New chapter on international political thoughtThis textbook gives you all the vocabulary you need - political, conceptual and historical - to engage confidently and deeply with political thought and the moral and political worlds in which we live.It traces the history of political thought from Plato and Aristotle to Benhabib and Rorty, following a unique dual structure that introduces key thinkers and core concepts.Topics covered include:Universal moral order o liberty o political freedom o the state o socialism o utilitarianism o distributive justice o group politics o