This clear and thorough introduction provides students with the skills necessary to understand the main thinkers, texts and arguments of political philosophy and thought. Each chapter comprises a brief overview of a major political thinker, followed by an introduction to one or more of their most influential works and an introduction to key secondary readings.
Key features include:
* exercises
* reading notes
* guides for further reading
The book introduces and assesses: Machiavelli's Prince; Hobbes' Leviathan; Locke's Second Treatise on Government; Rousseau's Social Contract; Marx and Engels' German Ideology (Part 1); Mill's On Liberty and The Subjection of Women. Reading Political Philosophy requires no previous knowledge of philosophy or politics and is ideal for newcomers to political philosophy and political thought.
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..."a valuable and unique tool for teaching political thought." -Lesley Jacobs, York University, Toronto "This is an excellent book which will very quickly become an essential textbook for political thought and political philosophy courses." -Peter Starie, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Portsmouth "This reader is a clever idea, deftly executed, with readable and helpful introductions to the classic texts, together with a first-class selection of supplementary readings." -Dudley Knowles, University of Glasgow
Reading Political Philosophy: Machiavelli to Mill is a clear and thorough introduction to political philosophy and political thought. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of a major political thinker and clearly introduces one or more of their most influential works. The reader is then introduced to key secondary readings, complementing and furthering their understanding of the thinker and text in question. Key features also include clear exercises, reading notes and guides for further reading. The book is structured around eight major works: * Machiavelli - The Prince Introduction, Nigel Warburton readings include: 'The Adviser to Princes' by Quentin Skinner; 'The Originality of Machiavelli' by Isaiah Berlin * Hobbes - Leviathan Introduction, Jon Pike readings include: 'The Theory of Human Nature in Society' by C. B.
Macpherson; 'Hobbes and the Sexual Contract' by Carol Pateman * Locke - The Second Treatise of Government Introduction, Jon Pike readings include: 'Do People Actually Consent to Political Authority' by Jean Hampton; 'Two worries about Mixing One's Labour' by Jeremy Waldron * Rousseau - The Social Contract Introduction, Derek Matravers readings include: 'The Public Interest' by Brian Barry; 'Two Concepts of Liberty' by Isaiah Berlin' * Marx and Engels - The German Ideology (Part 1) Introduction, Derek Matravers readings include: 'History, Labour, and Freedom' by G.A. Cohen; 'Alienation' by Will Kymlicka * Mill - On Liberty and The Subjection of Women Introduction, Nigel Warburton readings include: 'Paternalism' by Gerald Dworkin; 'The Hope of Friendship' by Mary Lyndon Shanley. Reading Political Philosophy: Machiavelli to Mill provides students with the skills necessary to understand the main thinkers, texts and arguments of political philosophy. It requires no previous knowledge of philosophy or politics and is ideal to anyone coming to political philosophy and political thought for the first time."About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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