Equality and Excellence in Ancient and Modern Political Philosophy
Title | Equality and Excellence in Ancient and Modern Political Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Frankel |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2023-04-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1438492804 |
Is it possible to reconcile human excellence with a dedication to equality? Equality and Excellence in Ancient and Modern Political Philosophy explores the meaning, conflict, and potential resolution of the tension between human excellence and equality in the thought of philosophers from Greek antiquity to modern times. Each chapter is devoted to the thought of a particular thinker, and the chapters are arranged chronologically. Interpretations offered here rely on close readings of the major texts by critically important thinkers from Plato, Aristotle and Xenophon in antiquity to a broad range of modern thinkers from Spinoza to Rawls.
The Illusion of Freedom and Equality
Title | The Illusion of Freedom and Equality PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Stivers |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008-07-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0791478033 |
Explores how Enlightenment values have been transformed in a technological civilization.
Liberal Education and Citizenship in a Free Society
Title | Liberal Education and Citizenship in a Free Society PDF eBook |
Author | Justin Buckley Dyer |
Publisher | University of Missouri Press |
Pages | 462 |
Release | 2023-07-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0826274889 |
The liberal arts university has been in decline since well before the virtualization of campus life, increasingly inviting public skepticism about its viability as an institution of personal, civic, and professional growth. New technologies that might have brought people together have instead frustrated the university’s capacity to foster thoughtful citizenship among tomorrow’s leaders and exacerbated socioeconomic inequalities that are poisoning America’s civic culture. With Liberal Education and Citizenship in a Free Society, a collection of 19 original essays, editors Justin Dyer and Constantine Vassiliou present the work of a diverse group of scholars to assess the value of a liberal arts education in the face of market, technological, cultural, and political forces shaping higher learning today.
The Oxford Handbook of Political Philosophy
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Political Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | David Estlund |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 457 |
Release | 2012-07-19 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0195376692 |
This volume includes 22 new pieces by leading political philosophers, on traditional issues (such as authority and equality) and emerging issues (such as race, and money in politics). The pieces are clear and accessible will interest both students and scholars working in philosophy, political science, law, economics, and more.
Classical Horizons
Title | Classical Horizons PDF eBook |
Author | George E. McCarthy |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2012-02-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780791487624 |
2003 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title This work relocates the origins of nineteenth-century social theory in classical Greece and focuses on three figures: Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Émile Durkheim, all of whom wrote dissertations on the culture and structure of ancient society. Greek philosophy, art, and politics inspired their ideas, stirred their imaginations, and defined their intellectual horizons. McCarthy rediscovers the forgotten dreams and classical horizons of these European social theorists and uncovers the close connections between sociology and philosophy, offering new insights into the methods, theories, and approaches of modern social science.
A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1400-1700
Title | A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1400-1700 PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline Broad |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 347 |
Release | 2009-01-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0521888174 |
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Tocqueville's Civil Religion
Title | Tocqueville's Civil Religion PDF eBook |
Author | Sanford Kessler |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1994-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780791419298 |
Tocqueville's thinking about American religion is highly relevant to contemporary debates regarding America's origins, the current strength of American Christianity, and the proper role of religion in American public life. Kessler skillfully demonstrates how Tocqueville incorporates his ideas into an analysis of the American character, a factor in American politics that he considered more important than the Constitution