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A Reader's Companion to The Prince, Leviathan, and the Second Treatise
74,89 € |
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Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan |
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Veröffentl.: | 28.12.2018 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9783030028800 |
Sprache: | englisch |
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<p>Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Locke each sought a new foundation for political order. This book serves as a reader's companion to Machiavelli’s <i>The Prince</i>, Hobbes’s <i>Leviathan</i>, and Locke’s <i>Second Treatise</i> written for graduate students and scholars seeking a fuller understanding of these classic texts. How do these philosophers respond to perennial questions such as why anyone is ever obligated to obey a government and whether there are any limits to such an obligation. In this book, Bookman begins by sorting out the hermeneutical controversy between textualists and contextualists, offers a chapter-by-chapter commentary on the texts punctuated by questions for the reader’s reflection, and finally suggests a firmer foundation for a theory of political obligation than Hobbes’s and Locke’s consent theories. Also included are bibliographical essays keyed to select bibliographies, providing readers with a wide-ranging, critical review of the secondary literature. Intended to be read alongside the primary work, the work is a full intellectual, critical, and bibliographical history, as well as a fresh examination of three classic texts in political theory and philosophy.</p>
<div><div>Chapter 1 Introduction: Historical Context and Textual Interpretation <br><br>Chapter 2 The Prince</div><div>Machiavelli (1469-1527): A Brief Sketch of His Life</div><div>The Prince: A Commentary A <br>Bibliographical Essay</div><div>A Select Bibliography of Works in English</div><div><br>Chapter 3 Leviathan</div><div>Hobbes (1588-1679): A Brief Sketch of His Life</div><div>Leviathan: A Commentary <br>A Bibliographical Essay</div><div>A Select Bibliography of Works in English <br><br>Chapter 4 Second Treatise</div><div>Locke (1632-1704): A Brief Sketch of His Life</div><div>Second Treatise: A Commentary A Bibliographical Essay</div><div>A Select Bibliography of Works in English</div><div><br>Chapter 5 A Critique</div></div><div><br></div>
<p><b>John T. Bookman</b> is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Northern Colorado, USA. He is the author of <i>The Mythology of American Politics: A Critical Response to Fundamental Questions </i>(2008) and, with Stephen T. Powers, <i>The March to Victory</i> (1986). He taught political philosophy and American politics for many years to undergraduate and graduate students.</p>
<p>Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Locke each sought a new foundation for political order. This book serves as a reader's companion to Machiavelli’s <i>The Prince</i>, Hobbes’s <i>Leviathan</i>, and Locke’s <i>Second Treatise</i> written for graduate students and scholars seeking a fuller understanding of these classic texts. How do these philosophers respond to perennial questions such as why anyone is ever obligated to obey a government and whether there are any limits to such an obligation. In this book, Bookman begins by sorting out the hermeneutical controversy between textualists and contextualists, offers a chapter-by-chapter commentary on the texts punctuated by questions for the reader’s reflection, and finally suggests a firmer foundation for a theory of political obligation than Hobbes’s and Locke’s consent theories. Also included are bibliographical essays keyed to select bibliographies, providing readers with a wide-ranging, critical review of the secondary literature. Intended to be read alongside the primary work, the work is a full intellectual, critical, and bibliographical history, as well as a fresh examination of three classic texts in political theory and philosophy.<br></p>
<p>Provides a unique and thorough review of Machiavelli’s The Prince, Hobbes’s Leviathan, and Locke’s Second Treatise</p><p>Offers a new and original suggestion for a firmer foundation for a theory of political obligation</p><p>Carefully examines the hermeneutical controversy between textualists and contextualists</p>
“Bookman has achieved a remarkable feat: providing a readable running commentary on three key texts in the history of Western political thought.” (Terence Ball, Emeritus Professor, Political Science, Arizona State University, USA)<p> </p>