2 edition of Western political theory found in the catalog.
Western political theory
L. C. McDonald
Published
1962
by Harcourt, Brace and World
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Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | by L.C. McDonald. |
| ID Numbers | |
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| Open Library | OL21159402M |
“This book offers a critique of the continuing unconscious ethnocentrism of Western political theory; but its goal is not to debunk, but to improve theory. It contains a number of enlightening and stimulating discussions of crucial political issues of our day, including liberal democracy, rights, and secularism.” (Charles Taylor, Professor Brand: Palgrave Macmillan. When I began writing introductory philosophy books in the late s, the only introductions that were readily available were The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell, which was published in , and a book called Philosophy Made Simple – which was actually a good book, but people found the title off-putting because it sounded like it.
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This is a very useful, well-written book by a Turkish author who is obviously versed in both Islamic and Western political theory. It is to be strongly recommended, as an informative source, for those interested in comparative and multi-cultural studies.>>>. Get this from a library! Western political theory: from its origins to the present.. [Lee Cameron McDonald] -- "Chapters are a revision of Western political theory: the modern age." Includes bibliographies.
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The following five books could provide one a reasonably good sense of Western political thought till the age of enlightenment, Marxism along with its interpretation of history, and certain aspects of, what is termed these days, ‘critical theory’ pertaining to the post-enlightenment and industrial cognitive and social order.
Rousseau: The Basic Political Writings: Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Discourse on Political Economy, Contract, The State of War. Western Political Theory Volume 3 of Western Political Theory from Its Origins to the Present 19th and 20th Centuries Western Political Theory, Lee Cameron McDonald: Author: Lee Cameron McDonald: Publisher: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, ISBN:Length: pages: Subjects.
Western Political Thought Objectives 1. This paper studies the classical tradition in political theory from Plato to Rawls with the view to understand how the great Masters explained and analyzed political events and problems of their time and prescribed solutions. Size: 2MB.
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