An Introduction to Political Thought
A Conceptual Toolkit
Peri Roberts, Peter David Edward Sutch
Edition: 2
'This seems really to have been written with the first-year student in mind. The editors write in a way that is clear, intelligent and engaging without being at all condescending.'Politics Studies Review
New for this edition- Brand new chapter on international political thought, reflecting one of the most striking developments in contemporary political theory
This textbook gives you all the vocabulary you need – political, conceptual and historical – to engage confidently and deeply with political thought and the moral and political worlds in which we live.
It traces the history of political thought from Plato and Aristotle to Kymlicka and Rorty, following a unique dual structure that introduces key thinkers and core concepts together, making it suitable for any course structure.
Topics covered includeUniversal moral order o liberty o political freedom o the state o socialism o utilitarianism o distributive justice o group politics o multiculturalism o international political theory o conservatism o feminism o postmodernism o global justice
Thinkers covered includePlato o Aristotle o Hobbes o Locke o Rousseau o Marx o Bentham o Rawls o Nozick o Walzer o Kymlicka o Parekh o Pogge o Hume o Burke o Oakeshott o Rorty
History of Political Thought/ Political Concepts & Ideas
Introduction
1: What is Political Theory?/ 1: What is Political Theory?
I: Classical Origins of Political Thought
2: Plato/ 2: Is There a Universal Moral Order?
3: Aristotle/ 3: Is Politics Natural?
II: Modern Developments in Political Thought
4: Hobbes, Locke & Rousseau/ 4: Liberty & Human Nature: What is political freedom?
5: Social Contractarians: Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau/ 5: Political Legitimacy & the Artificiality of Politics: Why obey the state?
6: Marx & Socialism/ 6: The Artificiality of Man
III: Contemporary Understandings of Political Thought
7: Bentham, Utilitarianism and Rights/ 7. How do we take people seriously?
8: Rawls, Nozick & Walzer/ 8: Distributive Justice
IV: Challenges to Universalism and Foundationalism
9. The Internationalisation of Political Thought/ 9. Universal Principles in a Society of States
10. Burke and Oakeshott/ 10. Conservatism: Reason vs Tradition
11: Feminism and Antifoundationalism/ 11: What's Wrong with Universal Justice?/
Afterword/ Current Engagements in Political Thought
Index.
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