Inventors of Ideas: Introduction to Western Political Philosophy, International Edition - Softcover

Tannenbaum, Donald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 049590838X ISBN 13: 9780495908388

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

INVENTORS OF IDEAS, 3E, International Edition connects the major philosophers' original political and societal views with current politics and political thought. Significantly revised to give increased coverage to the major thinkers, the Third Edition covers the traditional canon of writers. INVENTORS OF IDEAS, 3E, International Edition gives students the practical and historical foundations with which to look at contemporary political issues.

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About the Author

Donald G. Tannenbaum teaches Political Philosophy at Gettysburg College. He is the Founding Editor of COMMONWEALTH: A JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, has written widely for scholarly books, journals, and symposia, served as consultant to the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program Review Board of the United States Department of Education and to a number of Political Science departments, and been President of the Northeastern Political Science Association (1993-1994) and the Pennsylvania Political Science Association (1988-1990). Professor Tannenbaum received his Ph.D. in Politics from New York University, which named him a University Honors Scholar. In 2002, he was honored with an American Political Science Association/Pi Sigma Alpha citation recognizing him as a recipient of a campus-wide teaching award, which he attributes, in part, to his use of this text in several of his classes. In 2011, he was named chair of the Hubert H. Humphrey Award Committee by the Council of the American Political Science Association.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 049590838X
• ISBN 13: 9780495908388
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 336