The primacy of the political : a history of political thought from the Greeks to the French and American revolutions

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The primacy of the political : a history of political thought from the Greeks to the French and American revolutions

Dick Howard

(Columbia studies in political thought/political history / Dick Howard, general editor)

Columbia University Press, c2010

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Title of 2nd printing slightly varies: The primacy of the political : a history of political thought from the Greeks to the French & American revolutions

Includes index

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内容説明

The conflict between politics and antipolitics has replayed throughout Western history and philosophical thought. From the beginning, Plato's quest for absolute certainty led him to denounce democracy, an anti-political position challenged by Aristotle. In his wide-ranging narrative, Dick Howard puts this dilemma into fresh perspective, proving our contemporary political problems are not as unique as we think. Howard begins with democracy in ancient Greece and the rise and fall of republican politics in Rome. In the wake of Rome's collapse, political thought searched for a new medium, and the conflict between politics and antipolitics reemerged through the contrasting theories of Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas. During the Renaissance and Reformation, the emergence of the modern individual again transformed the terrain of the political. Even so, politics vs. antipolitics dominated the period, frustrating even Machiavelli, who sought to reconceptualize the nature of political thought. Hobbes and Locke, theorists of the social contract, then reenacted the conflict, which Rousseau sought (in vain) to overcome. Adam Smith and the growth of modern economic liberalism, the radicalism of the French revolution, and the conservative reaction of Edmund Burke subsequently marked the triumph of antipolitics, while the American Revolution momentarily offered the potential for a renewal of politics. Taken together, these historical examples, viewed through the prism of philosophy, reveal the roots of today's political climate and the trajectory of battles yet to come.

目次

A Note to the Reader Acknowledgments Introduction: Democracy and the Renewal of Political Thought 1. The Rise and Fall of Athenian Democracy 2. The Rise and Fall of Roman Republicanism 3. The Conflict of the Sacred and the Secular 4. Facing the Challenge of Modernity 5. Modern Individualism and Political Obligation 6. The End of Political Philosophy? Conclusion: Elements for a Democratic Renewal Notes Glossary Index

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB05626600
  • ISBN
    • 9780231135955
  • LCCN
    2010010726
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    xvi, 397 p.
  • 大きさ
    23 cm
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