The Primacy of the Political: A History of Political Thought from the Greeks to the French and American Revolutions

by Dick Howard

Book Overview

The conflict between politics and antipolitics has replayed throughout Western history and philosophical thought. From the beginning, Plato's quest for absolute certainty led him to denounce democracy, an anti-political position challenged by Aristotle. In his wide-ranging narrative, Dick Howard puts this dilemma into fresh perspective, proving our contemporary political problems are not as unique as we think. Howard begins with democracy in ancient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231135947
• ISBN13: 9780231135948
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher