The History of Political Theory: Ancient Greece to Modern America

by Garrett Ward Sheldon

Book Overview

A concise presentation of the major political theories underlying the Western tradition and contemporary ideological debates in America and the world. From the Ancients, Plato and Aristotle, to contemporary Americans Rawls, Nozick and Barber, this book examines each thinker's conception of Human Nature, Political Society and Social Ethics. Extensive excerpts from the original writings and their relation to American political principles distinguish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820408484
• ISBN13: 9780820408484
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.