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Title: The New History of Political Theory

The New History of Political Theory

Ancient Greece to the Modern World

by Garrett Ward Sheldon (Author)
©2023 Textbook XII, 206 Pages
History & Political Science
Series: American University Studies , Volume 21

Summary

This book contains a concise presentation of the major political theories underlying the Western tradition and contemporary ideological debates in America and the world. From the Ancients, Plato and Aristotle, to contemporary Americans, Rawls and Nozick, the book examines each thinker’s conception of Human Nature, Political Society and Social Ethics. Extensive excerpts from the original writings and their relation to American political principles distinguish this valuable text.

Details

Pages
XII, 206
Year
2023
ISBN (PDF)
9781636672960
ISBN (ePUB)
9781636672977
ISBN (Softcover)
9781636672953
ISBN (Softcover)
9780820423005
DOI
10.3726/b20744
Language
English
Publication date
2023 (August)
Keywords
Rawls Greek Social Ethics Human Nature ideological debates tradition Nozick
Published
New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2023. XII, 206 pp., 15 b/w ill., 8 tables.

Biographical notes

Garrett Ward Sheldon (Author)

Garrett Ward Sheldon is Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Oxford University; Moscow University; the University of Vienna, Austria; Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; and in Istanbul. He received a PhD from Rutgers University and studied at the New School for Social Research in New York City. He is the author of many books and articles on American political thought, religion and politics, and political culture and law.

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