Rulers and Ruled: An Introduction to Classical Political Theory

by Irving M. Zeitlin

Book Overview

This book illuminates several timeless principles of political philosophy that have come down to us through the ages in the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and the authors of the Federalist Papers, Madison, Hamilton, and Jay. Among these principles are the following: that a good society is based on law; that a good constitution balances social classes against each other; that a mixed constitution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080207877X
• ISBN13: 9780802078773
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"