Political Theory Classic and Contemporary Readings Volume II: Machiavelli to Rawls

by Losco, Joseph; Williams, Leonard

• ISBN13: 9780195330236
• ISBN10: 0195330234
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Political Theory presents a unique blend of selections from both classic and contemporary works in political theory. In two volumes, Political Theory covers key works in the history of political though from Thucydidies to Machiavelli (Volume One) and from Machiavelli to Rawls (Volume Two). Beyond the traditional canon, Political Theory also included works by such theorists as Christine de Pizan, Mary Wollstonecraft, Simone de Beauvoir, and Hannah Arendt. This modular, two-volume format will appeal both to instructors who want their students to read the classics as well as courses centered more on recent commentaries by scholars. The core of each chapter is a primary source selection from a noted theorist, prefaced by a discussion of the theorist's continuing relevance to the study of political science. After each follows a readable scholarly commentary on the argument and ideas presented, as well as the significance of the theorist's ideas to understanding political life. The new edition offers several noteworthy features: * Expanded historical and biographical introductions * New commentaries reflecting the latest scholarship * Helpful summaries of the selections from classic works and contemporary commentaries * Internet resources for students * Suggestions for class discussion and activities

Table of Contents

Volume II: Machiavelli to Rawls

Enter Modernity

Excerpts from The Prince

Excerpts from The Discourses

Introduction to The Prince

Public Versus Private Claims: Machiavellianism From Another Perspective

Excerpts from Leviathan

Intending (Political) Obligation: Hobbes on the Voluntary Basis of Society

The Art of Government

Excerpts from the Second Treatise on Government

Class and Politics

Locke and Feminism on Private and Public Realms of Activity

Excerpts from Discourse on the Origins and Foundations of Inequality

Excerpts from On the Social Contract

Rousseau's General Will: Freedom of a Particular KindPenny Weiss and Anne Harper

Rousseau's Political Defense of the Sex-Roled Family

Excerpts from Reflections on the Revolution in France

Philosophy, Man, Society: Burkean Political Philosophy

The French Revolution and the Crisis of European Civilization

Excerpts from Vindication of the Rights of Woman

The Same Subject Continued

The Radical Ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft

The 19th Century and Beyond

Excerpts from The Philosophy of History

Excerpts from The Philosophy of Right

History and Politics

The Basic Context and Structure of Hegel's Philosophy of Right

Excerpts from Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts

Excerpts from The German Ideology

Excerpts from The Communist Manifesto

Excerpts from Capital

Marx and the Engines of History

Gone Fishing: Making Sense of Marx's Concept of Communism

Excerpts from On Liberty

Excerpts from On the Subjection of Women

Excerpts from Utilitarianism

J.S. Mill on Freedom and Power

Marital Slavery and Friendship: John Stuart Mill's The Subjection of Women

Excerpts from Beyond Good and Evil

Excerpts from The Genealogy of Morals

Nietzsche on Autonomy and Morality: The Challenge to PoliticalTed Sadler

The Postmodernist Politicization of Nietzsche

Excerpts from The Second Sex

The Second Sex and Philosophy

The Second Sex: From Marxism to Radical Feminism

Excerpts from The Human Condition

The Critique of Power as Leverage

Hannah Arendt and Feminist Politics

Excerpts from A Theory of Justice

Excerpts from Political Liberalism

A Theory of Justice

Politics and the Public in Rawls' Political Liberalism

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