The Foundations of Modern Political Thought (Skinner Quentin)(Paperback)

The Foundations of Modern Political Thought (Skinner Quentin)(Paperback)

A two-volume study of political thought from the late thirteenth to the end of the sixteenth century, the decisive period of transition from medieval to modern political theory. The work is intended to be both an introduction to the period for students, and a presentation and justification of a

Visions of Politics (Skinner Quentin)(Paperback)

The third of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world's leading intellectual historians. This collection includes some of his most important essays on Thomas Hobbes, each of which has been carefully revised for publication in this form. In a series of writings spanning the past

Visions of Politics v1 (Skinner Quentin)(Paperback)

The first of three volumes of essays by Quentin Skinner, one of the world's leading intellectual historians. This collection includes some of his most important philosophical and methodological statements written over the past four decades, each carefully revised for publication in this form. In a

Hobbes's Kingdom of Light: A Study of the Foundations of Modern Political Philosophy (Stauffer Devin)(Paperback)

Was Hobbes the first great architect of modern political philosophy? Highly critical of the classical tradition in philosophy, particularly Aristotle, Hobbes thought that he had established a new science of morality and politics. Devin Stauffer here delves into Hobbes's critique of the classical

Lectures in the History of Political Thought (O'Sullivan Luke)(Paperback)

Oakeshott's memorable lectures on the history of political thought, delivered each year at the London School of Economics, will now be available in print for the first time as Volume II of his Selected Writings. Based on manuscripts in the LSE archive for 1966-67, the last year of Oakeshott's

Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction (Skinner Quentin)(Paperback)

Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has been a byword ever since for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner traces the course of Machiavelli's adult

Interpreting Modern Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Marx (Edwards Alistair)(Paperback)

The interpretive literature in the history of political thought is now vast, complex and esoteric, posing as much a barrier to the understanding of the undergraduate student as it offers assistance. This unique and innovative text provides the student with a guide through this maze of argument

Forensic Shakespeare (Skinner Quentin)(Paperback)

Forensic Shakespeare illustrates Shakespeare's creative processes by revealing the intellectual materials out of which some of his most famous works were composed. Focusing on the narrative poem Lucrece, on four of his late Elizabethan plays (Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar

From Humanism to Hobbes: Studies in Rhetoric and Politics (Skinner Quentin)(Paperback)

The aim of this collection is to illustrate the pervasive influence of humanist rhetoric on early-modern literature and philosophy. The first half of the book focuses on the classical rules of judicial rhetoric. One chapter considers the place of these rules in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice,

Introducing Kant: A Graphic Guide (Want Christopher)(Paperback)

Immanuel Kant laid the foundations of modern Western thought with his attempts to delimit human reason as an object of philosophical inquiry. The book centers on his seminal critiques of pure reason, practical reason, and judgment; explores his ideas; and explains the reasons for his undiminished

A History of Political Thought: Property, Labor, and Commerce from Plato to Piketty (Bercuson Jeffrey)(Paperback)

A History of Political Thought analyses market society by surveying the ideas of its most perceptive, thought-provoking observers - critics and defenders - from ancient Greece to the present

Liberty before Liberalism (Skinner Quentin)(Paperback)

This extended essay by one of the world's leading historians seeks, in its first part, to excavate, and to vindicate, the neo-Roman theory of free citizens and free states as it developed in early-modern Britain. This analysis leads on to a powerful defence of the nature, purposes and goals of

Hegel: Elements of the Philosophy of Right (Hegel Georg Wilhelm Fredrich)(Paperback)

This book is a translation of a classic work of modern social and political thought. Elements of the Philosophy of Right, Hegel's last major published work, is an attempt to systematize ethical theory, natural right, the philosophy of law, political theory, and the sociology of the modern state

Family Politics: The Idea of Marriage in Modern Political Thought (Yenor Scott)(Paperback)

With crisp prose and intellectual fairness, Family Politics traces the treatment of the family in the philosophies of leading political thinkers of the modern world. What is family? What is marriage? In an effort to address contemporary society's disputes over the meanings of these human social

Modern Political Thought - Readings from Machiavelli to Nietzsche(Paperback / softback)

African Political Thought: An Intellectual History of the Quest for Freedom (Chan Stephen)(Paperback)

Political Thought and History (Pocock J. G. a.)(Paperback)

John Pocock is arguably the most original and imaginative historian of ideas of modern times. Over the past half century he has created an audience for his work which is truly global, and he has marked the way in which the history of political thought is studied as deeply and personally as any

American Political Thought: An Invitation (Kersch Ken)(Paperback)

How do Americans think about foundational political questions? Covering the full span of U.S. history, American Political Thought: An Invitation offers a lively yet sophisticated overview of the nature and dynamics of American Political Thought for students and general readers alike. Award-winning

Enjoying What We Don't Have: The Political Project of Psychoanalysis (McGowan Todd)(Paperback)

Although there have been many attempts to apply the ideas of psychoanalysis to political thought, this book is the first to identify the political project inherent in the fundamental tenets of psychoanalysis. And this political project, Todd McGowan contends, provides an avenue for emancipatory

Grundrisse: Foundations of the Critique of Political Economy (Marx Karl)(Paperback)

Written during the winter of 1857-8, the Grundrisse was considered by Marx to be the first scientific elaboration of communist theory. A collection of seven notebooks on capital and money, it both develops the arguments outlined in the Communist Manifesto (1848) and explores the themes and theses

Plato: 'The Republic' (Plato)(Paperback)

This is a completely new translation of one of the great works of Western political thought. In addition to Tom Griffith's vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, this edition is suitable for students at all levels. It contains an introduction that assesses the cultural background

A History of Chinese Political Thought (Kim Youngmin)(Paperback)

China's rapid rise as a regional and global power is one of the most important political developments of the twenty-first century. Yet the West still largely overlooks or oversimplifies the complex ideas and ideals that have shaped the country's national and international transformation from

Hegel and Modern Society (Taylor Charles)(Paperback)

This rich study explores the elements of Hegel's social and political thought that are most relevant to our society today. Combating the prevailing post-World War II stereotype of Hegel as a proto-fascist, Charles Taylor argues that Hegel aimed not to deny the rights of individuality but to

Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura Albert)(Paperback)