Great Books, Bad Arguments: "Republic, Leviathan," and "The Communist Manifesto"

by W.G. Runciman

Book Overview

Why Plato, Hobbes, and Marx are great--despite their arguments

Plato's Republic, Hobbes's Leviathan, and Marx's Communist Manifesto are universally acknowledged classics of Western political thought. But how strong are the core arguments on which they base their visions of the good society that they want to bring into being? In this lively and provocative book, W. G. Runciman shows where and why they fail,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691144761
• ISBN13: 9780691144764
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"