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Chapter 6 — The Quest for the Good Political Life Explore Additional Suggested Readings The following readings supplement those suggested in chapter 6 of the text. Berkowitz, Peter. Virtue and the Making of Modern Liberalism. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999. Deneen, Patrick. The Odyssey of Political Theory. Lanham, Md: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000. Grant, Ruth. John Locke’s Liberalism. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991. Kekes, John. Moral Wisdom and Good Lives. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1995. MacPherson, C.B. The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: Hobbes to Locke. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1985. Nichols, Mary. Citizens and Statesmen: A Study of Aristotle’s Politics. Lanham, Md: Rowman and Littlefield, 1992. Shklar, Judith. Men and Citizens: A Study of Rousseau’s Social Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Scruton, Roger, The Meaning Of Conservatism. South Bent, Indiana, St. Augustine Press, 2002 Walzer, Michael. Spheres of Justice. New York: Basic Books, 1983. Annotated Links The following links will help you explore the themes of chapter 6 on the Web. Foundations of
Political Theory Foundations of Political Theory is an organized section of the American Political Science Association. The section’s Web site is generally centered toward its bookstore and meeting schedule. However, the most useful part of this site for academic purposes are the links listed under “the profession,” which direct you to news, journals, research institutes, theorists, online texts, and other associations related to political theory. International Association
for Greek Philosophy (IAGP) IAGP is a subsection of the Hellenic Resources Network. The Web site for this academic association is a helpful source for additional information related to Greek political thought. The site lists the curricula of yearly conferences and provides numerous abstracts for working papers. Pages of note include those regarding Plato and Aristotle’s political philosophies. Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophers Stanford University hosts this online encyclopedia of philosophy which is constantly being updated. Use this encyclopedia as an additional reference for information on such philosophers as Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, John Locke, and John Stuart Mill. Epistemelinks.com is another philosophy resource on the Internet. The main sections on this site are “philosophers” and “topics,” but helpful links to e-texts, journals, and papers are also provided. Philosophers are searchable by topic, name, and time period, with the fifty most-often-requested philosophers listed up front. The topics section includes a comprehensive collection of links concerning political philosophy.
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