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020			_a9780511782169 (ebook)
020			_z9781107000438 (hardback)
020			_z9780521169011 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aJA71 _b.S788 2011
082	0	0	_a320.01 _222
100	1		_aStevens, Richard G., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPolitical Philosophy : _bAn Introduction / _cRichard G. Stevens.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (342 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThis book by Richard G. Stevens is a comprehensive introduction to the nature of political philosophy. It offers definitions of philosophy and politics, showing the tension between the two and the origin of political philosophy as a means of resolution of that tension. Plato and Aristotle are examined in order to see the search for the best political order. Inquiry is then made into political philosophy's new tension brought about by the growth of revealed religion in the Middle Ages. It then examines the changes introduced by modernity and gives an overview of postmodern political thought. The book covers the most influential philosophers and directs readers to the classics of political philosophy, guiding them in studying them. It is an approachable introduction to a complex subject, not just a history of it. It is a point of entry into the subject for students and for others as well.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107000438
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511782169
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38023 _d38023