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 | | Western Political Thought: From Socrates to the Age of Ideology (2nd Edition) by Brian R. Nelson ISBN-10: 0131911724 ISBN-10: 0-13-191172-4 ISBN-13: 9780131911727 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-191172-7 Hardcover 1995-08-17 Prentice Hall Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Written simply and directly — but without sacrificing intellectual depth — this book presents the basic terms, ideas, and dilemmas of Western political thought through an in-depth analysis of a limited number of major thinkers — from the pre-Socratics to the contemporary era. It views the thinkers in historical context and examines them in terms of the changing relationships of ethics and politics in Western political philosophy. The book deals with each thinker in detail — explains basic concepts in depth, and draws out and analyzes the implications of various political theories; organizes theorists historically — from pre-Socratic philosophers to those of the contemporary era — with general historical context provided for each; explores an overarching theme throughout — the changing relationships of ethics and politics in Western political thought from Socrates to the present time. | ||
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Get ready to think covers all of the basic philosophers and interprets them fairly accurately with a good deal of value added information. | ||
Just go buy it I originally purchased this book for a Poli Sci class and lost it sometime after the class. A few years later I desperately wanted to re-read certain portions ( turned out to be all of it ) and actually bought it again. While it's obviously a summarization of many political ideologies, the breadth of information is excellent. | ||
One of the best social science books I've read I first read the book in POLSC 201: Intro to Political Theory. I found the book to be well written and easy to understand. I kept the book after the course was over and have since referred back to this book for many other classes. I recommend this book to all Liberal Arts and Social Science majors. | ||