The Odyssey of Political Theory: The Politics of Departure and Return

by Patrick J. Deneen

Book Overview

This path-breaking and eloquent analysis of The Odyssey, and the way it has been interpreted by political philosophers throughout the centuries, has dramatic implications for the current state of political thought. This important book offers readers original insights into The Odyssey and it provides a new understanding of the classic works of Plato, Rousseau, Vico, Horkheimer, and Adorno. Through his analysis Patrick J. Deneen requires...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847696227
• ISBN13: 9780847696222
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"