02495nam 2200553 a 450 991077991240332120230807233909.01-84964-084-X0-585-43378-X(CKB)111056486518418(OCoLC)51067041(CaPaEBR)ebrary10479971(SSID)ssj0000519471(PQKBManifestationID)12159157(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000519471(PQKBWorkID)10497610(PQKB)11686872(MiAaPQ)EBC3386405(Au-PeEL)EBL3386405(CaPaEBR)ebr10479971(OCoLC)923332994(EXLCZ)9911105648651841820110714d2001 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPolitical philosophy from Plato to Mao /Martin CohenLondon ;Sterling, Va. :Pluto Press,2001.1 online resource (xi, 241 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7453-1603-4 0-7453-1604-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.This uniquely accessible introduction to political philosophy explores the history of ideas and ways of thinking about society. Beginning with Plato's Utopia, Cohen goes on to discuss political philosophies from Niccolo Machiavelli's Psychology of the State through to Hobbes' Wicked World, John Locke, Adam Smith, Rousseau, Marxism, Italian Fascism, Maoism and beyond. Theory is set within the social context of a historical narrative, in what amounts to a history of civilisation, encompassing a broad range of philosophers from Plato and the Enlightenment humanists to Hayek and Fukuyama. Offering concise summaries of key ideas, this book is an ideal introduction to political philosophy over the centuries. It concludes with a final discussion of capitalism and the 'Third Way', bringing the narrative fully up to date.Political sciencePhilosophyPolitical sciencePhilosophyHistoryPolitical sciencePhilosophy.Political sciencePhilosophyHistory.320.01Cohen Martin281024MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779912403321Political philosophy3768871UNINA