Inventors of Ideas: Introduction to Western Political Philosophy / Edition 2

by Donald Tannenbaum, David Schultz

Overview

From such ancient Greek thinkers as Plato and Cicero to feminist postmodern political thought, Tannenbaum (Gettysburg College) and Schultz (Hamline U.) cover the major political philosophers in a parallel framework. This edition (no date is given for the first) adds a chapter on the field's continuing challenges, and Web links. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780534612634
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	03/28/2003
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.28(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Donald G. Tannenbaum teaches political philosophy at Gettysburg College. The founding editor of COMMONWEALTH: A JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, he has written widely for scholarly books, journals and symposia, served as consultant to the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program Review Board of the U.S. Department of Education and to a number of political science departments, and was president of the Northeastern Political Science Association (1993-1994) and the Pennsylvania Political Science Association (1988-1990). Professor Tannenbaum received his Ph.D. in politics from New York University, which named him a University Honors Scholar. In 2002, he was honored with an American Political Science Association/Pi Sigma Alpha citation recognizing him as a recipient of a campuswide teaching award, which he attributes, in part, to his use of this text in several of his classes. In 2011, he was named chair of the Hubert H. Humphrey Award Committee by the Council of the American Political Science Association.

Table of Contents

1. Political Philosophy: Introducing the Challenge. Part I: ANCIENT POLITICAL THOUGHT. 2. Plato: Advocating Justice. 3. Aristotle: Endorsing Community. 4. Cicero: Enlarging Citizenship. Part II: MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT. 5. Augustine: Diminishing Politics. 6. Aquinas: Christianizing Citizenship. Part III: MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT. 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: Feminizing Politics. 13. Burke: Grounding Tradition. 14. Mill: Grounding Liberty. 15. Marx: Revealing History's Meaning. Part IV: POSTMODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT AND BEYOND. 16. Postmodern Political Thought: Reconceptualizing the Political. 17. Inventors of Ideas and Their Inventions: The Continuing Challenge.

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