Political Philosophy: Theories, Thinkers, and Concepts is an important reference that provides the essentials needed for understanding how philosophies have shaped political systems, opinions, and behaviors.
Offering a collection of 100 articles and written by eminent scholars, Political Philosophy explains the timeless importance of ancient and modern political philosophers and philosophies that remain vital today.
Political Philosophy: Theories, Thinkers, and Concepts is organized into three sections:
- The first section has more than 40 articles on fundamental political philosophies, including Communism, Egalitarianism, Feminism, Pragmatism, and Rational Choice Theory.
- Section Two, with over 20 articles, provides critical biographical information on the essential philosophers like Aristotle, Burke, Hobbes, Machiavelli, Rousseau, and Wollstonecraft.
- More than 30 articles conclude the volume's exploration of philosophical concepts and issues. Important topics like bureaucracy, citizenship, justice, leadership, and popular sovereignty are explained.
Reviews
"This reference makes for surprisingly interesting reading and the short length of the articles will also encourage use by students who need grit for the debate mill or for preparing papers on philosophical topics."
- Lawrence Looks at Books, Gale Reviews"The work appeals to all readership and intellectual levels and presents to scholarly and general readers a clear and easily understood account of political philosophies and philosophical issues. Highly recommended for all libraries; its breadth and scope will appeal to undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. "
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Bio(s)
Seymour Martin Lipset, George Mason University and Stanford University
Seymour Martin Lipset is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Hazel Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University. His major work is in the fields of political sociology, trade union organization, social stratification, public opinion, and the sociology of intellectual life. He has also written extensively about the conditions for democracy in comparative perspective.
His most recent publications are American Exceptionalism: A Double-Edged Sword (W.W. Norton, 1996) and Continental Divide: The Values and Institutions of the United States and Canada (Routledge, 1990), and with Earl Raab, Jews and the New American Scene (Harvard University Press, 1996).
