Introduction To Political Thinkers 2nd Ed

📦 Product Details

• Author: Alan Ebenstein
  
• Publisher: Cengage Learning India Private Limited
  
• Publication Date: 1 January 2015
  
• Edition: 2nd Edition
  
• Language: English
  
• ISBN-10: 813152728X
  
• ISBN-13: 978-8131527283
  
• Item Weight: 550 g

📖 About the Book

Introduction to Political Thinkers provides an introduction to influential political philosophers and their ideas about government, society, freedom, justice, and political authority. It helps readers explore the development of political thought and understand how major thinkers have shaped political institutions and modern political debates.

The book is suitable for students of political science, public administration, history, and social sciences, as well as readers interested in the foundations of political philosophy. Its introductory approach makes it useful for understanding key concepts and the contributions of important political thinkers.

Introduction to Political Thinkers has established itself as the concise and inexpensive text for introductory political theory courses. Based on the more comprehensive classic Great Political Thinkers, this second edition condenses Alan Ebenstein's well-known work by focusing on twelve of history's most influential political thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, Hayek, and Rawls. These great political thinkers explore in their writings the fundamental question of how a society meets the needs of its citizens. Each selection of original work is accompanied by Ebenstein's scholarly commentary, which provides the reader with important background information, helpful interpretation, and key critical analysis. This second edition expands on the scholarship of the first edition by adding key twentieth-century political thinker Fredrich Hayek, Ebenstein's inclusion of revised chapters on Mill and Rawls, as well as updated bibliographical notes improves upon a text already invaluable for its scholarly introduction to history's most significant political theorists. CONTENTS Plato Aristotle St. Augustine of Hippo St. Thomas Aquinas Machiavelli Hobbes Locke Rousseau Mill Marx Rawls Hayek

✍️ About the Author

Alan Ebenstein is an American political scientist, author, and scholar known for his work on political philosophy and the history of economic and political thought. He has written extensively about influential thinkers and their contributions to modern political and economic ideas.