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Western Political Thought: An Historical Introduction from the Origins to Rousseau
This book discusses the main evolution of Western political thought in historical context and texts of notable writers. The book consists of 24 chapters divided in three parts about the political thought of antiquity and its primitive background, Middle Eastern Empire, Plato's the Greek City State, Aristotle's the Greek City State, Stoics and Epicureans of Alexander and the Hellenistic world, the Rule of Law of Rome, Christianity and the Jewish tradition, St. Augustine's thriumph of Christianity, the Dark Ages of political thought of the Middle Ages, the Barbarian contribution on the rise of Medieval civilization, feudalism and kingship, St. Thomas Aquinas' papacy and empire, the Medieval realm, the disruption of Christendom, the Renaissance of political thought and the age of rationalism, the reformation and the wars of religion, sovereign power and the great state, Descartes' & Hobbes' new rationalism, English puritanism, Hooker's, Locke's and Halifax's whig tradition, Spinoza's and Vico's scientific humanism, the Age of Reason, Rosseau's and Burke's romantic reaction, and restrospect and conclusion of the industrial revolution. This book is suitable for research on Western political thoughts.
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