Engaging Political Philosophy: From Hobbes to Rawls [Paperback]

Andrew Levine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0631222294 | ISBN-13: 978-0631222293 | Edition: 1

Engaging Political Philosophy investigates the political philosophies of Hobbes, Rousseau, Locke, Mill, Rawls, and Marx and reveals the scope and limits of the philosophical tradition they helped to forge.

• Investigates the political philosophies of Hobbes, Rousseau, Locke, Mill, Rawls, and Marx.
  
• Reveals the scope and limits of the philosophical tradition they helped to forge.
  
• Provides a cohesive narrative about modern political philosophy.
  
• Serves as both an accessible introduction and an interesting, original interpretation of ideas that have influenced our society.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Engaging Political Philosophy is recommended for teachers wanting to learn with students willing to discover. This scholarly text sheds fresh light on enduring political issues and stimulates readers to become intellectually and politically engaged with primary sources. It proves that teaching the classics of modern political philosophy is alive and well." Thomas W Simon, Illinois State University

"Levin's collection would be a fine supplement to an advanced survey course in modern political philosophy. It would also provide particularly valuable insights for nonspecialists preparing to teach such a course." Ethics, October 2003

From the Back Cover

Engaging Political Philosophy investigates the political philosophies of Hobbes, Rousseau, Locke, Mill, Rawls, and Marx and reveals the scope and limits of the philosophical tradition they helped to forge.

The principal subject of the essays on Hobbes and Rousseau is the state and, more generally, political authority and political obligation. The chapters on Locke and Mill focus mainly on liberalism, and on authority's rightful limits. All of these issues are resumed in the section on Rawls, where the main topic is justice, but where the notion of political legitimacy developed in Political Liberalism is also a prime concern. The chapter on Marx addresses many of the issues raised in the earlier essays both from the perspective of his early writings, and from the vantage-point provided by his mature theories of the state and history.

While the essays are relatively self-contained, a cohesive narrative about modern political philosophy emerges from them to create both an accessible introduction and an interesting, original interpretation of ideas that have influenced our society.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (October 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0631222294
• ISBN-13: 978-0631222293
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking whilst still a simple intro, December 18, 2005

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This review is from: Engaging Political Philosophy: From Hobbes to Rawls (Paperback)

Good book, covers some of the major porlitical thinkers, how accurate the book is i couldn't tell you categorically, but the authors credentials and its academic recommendations would suggest it is a fairly accurate portrayal. Genuinely interesting, particularly in the methodology, always seeking to ground the authors theories in their metaphysical positions, nice change from the usual narrative style intros.