Howard The Primacy of the Political

A History of Political Thought from the Greeks to the French and American Revolutions
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-231-50975-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Howard, Dick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A Note to the Reader
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Democracy and the Renewal of Political Thought
1. The Rise and Fall of Athenian Democracy
2. The Rise and Fall of Roman Republicanism
3. The Conflict of the Sacred and the Secular
4. Facing the Challenge of Modernity
5. Modern Individualism and Political Obligation
6. The End of Political Philosophy?
Conclusion: Elements for a Democratic Renewal
Notes
Glossary
Index

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Über Autor(innen)

Dick Howard is distinguished professor of philosophy at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is the author of numerous books in French and English, including The Specter of Democracy: What Marx and Marxists Haven't Understood and Why, From Marx to Kant, Defining the Political, and The Birth of American Political Thought.