Tannenbaum, Donald G.

Inventors of ideas : an introduction to western political philosophy / Donald G. Tannenbaum, Gettysburg College. - Third edition. - xxi, 314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm



1. Political philosophy: Introducing the challenge -- 2. Plato: Advocating justice -- 3. Aristotle: Endorsing community -- 4. Cicero: Englarging citizenship -- 5. Augustine: Diminishing politics -- 6. Aquinas: Christianizing ciitizenship -- 7. Luther and Calvin: Reconfiguring authority -- 8. Machiavelli: Escaping anarchy -- 9. Hobbes: Securing peace -- 10.Locke: Protecting property -- 11. Rousseau: Establishing democracy -- 12. Mary Wollstonecraft: modernizing feminism -- 13. Burke: Grounding tradition -- 14. Mill: Advancing liberty -- 15. Marx: Revealing history's meaning -- 16. Postmodern political thought: Disputing modernity -- 17. Inventors of ideas and their inventions: The continuing challenge.

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Political science--History
Political science--Philosophy--History

JA81 / .T37 2012