The primacy of the political: a history of political thought from the Greeks to the French & American revolutions
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1. Verfasser: Howard, Dick (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Columbia University Press c2010
Schriftenreihe:Columbia studies in political thought / political history
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
The conflict between politics and antipolitics has replayed itself throughout Western history and philosophical thought. Plato's quest for absolute certainty led him to denounce political democracy, an anti-political position later challenged by Aristotle. This back-and-forth exchange came to a head at the time of the American and French revolutions. Through this wide-ranging narrative, Dick Howard throws new light on a recurring philosophical dilemma, proving our political problems are not as unique as we think.Howard begins with democracy in ancient Greece and the rise and fall of republican
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 397 p.)
ISBN:9780231509756

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