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Cohen, Martin, 1964-

Political philosophy : from Plato to Mao / Martin Cohen. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (x, 334 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-318) and index.

Prologue : the story of human society -- Plato's vegetarian republic -- Confucius' polite society -- Aristotle and the hierarchy of nature -- Mohammed's message of doom -- Machiavelli's psychopathic state -- Hobbes' wicked world -- Locke's feudal freedom -- Rousseau's ode to liberty -- The founding fathers' constitutional recipe -- Mr. Smith's excellent inquiry into money -- Marx's messianic materialism -- Mill's optimistic liberalism -- Durkheim's strange science -- The philosophical dance with fascism -- Hitler's doctrine of hate -- Mao's little red book -- Epilogue : the end of history?

--A revised and expanded edition of this acclaimed introduction to political thought--'Reliable and fair... Clear, relaxed, jargon-free and often attractively witty.' The Philosopher'A handbook of the history of political philosophy.' CHOICEThe.


English.

ISBN: 9781849643016 (electronic book) 1849643016 (electronic book) (hardback) (hardback) (paperback) (paperback) 9786612005978 6612005971 1282005979 9781282005976 1435690702 9781435690707 0745324703 9780745324708

Standard No.: 9780745324708

Source: 22573/ctt184pwpt JSTOR

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political science--Philosophy.
Political science--Philosophy--History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Ideologies--General.
PHILOSOPHY--Political.
Political science--Philosophy.
Politische Philosophie
Politische Philosophie.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: JA71 / .C554 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 320.5