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History of Political Theory: an Introduction : Volume I: Ancient and Medieval

ISBN: 9780199695423 | 0199695423
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 11/25/2012

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
History of Political Theory: An Introduction is an engaging introduction to the main figures in the history of Western Political Theory and their most important works. Volume I traces the development of political theory "from the beginning" in ancient Greece through the Reformation. Main subjects examined include the Classical political theory of the Greek polis, the Hellenistic period, the rise of Christian political theory, political theory of the middle ages, and theReformation. Major figures examined include Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, St. ... MORE

Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Classical Political Theory
1. Origins: The Polis, Traditional Values, The Sophists
2. Socrates
3. Plato: The Defense of Justice
4. Plato: The Just City
5. Aristotle
6. Hellenistic Political Theory
Part II: Medieval Political Theory
7. The New Testament Background
8. St. Augustine
9. St. Thomas Aquinas and the High Middle Ages
10. Marsilius of Padua and Medieval Constitutionalism
11. Reformation Political Theory
Chronolo... MORE

George Klosko works in both normative political theory and the history of political thought. His books include Political Obligations (Oxford, 2005) the Second Edition of The Development of Plato's Political Theory (Oxford, 2006). The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy (2011), which he edited. He is Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia.


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