Human Nature and History A Study of the Development of Liberal Political Thought

Name: Human Nature and History A Study of the Development of Liberal Political Thought
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ISBN: 9780226123646

ISBN-10: 0226123642

ISBN-13: 9780226123646

Edition: 1969

Authors: Robert Denoon Cumming

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What is the subject-matter of political theory and how does it relate to other subject-matters, such as that of moral theory? What is the relation between political theory and political practice--between the kind of solution that a theory offers to the political problems and the kind of solution that is sought in practice through the operation of political institutions? What is the relation between scientific political theory and practical political arguments? Human Nature and History, a monumental work in two volumes, is an attempt to analyze these relations. It is a work in meta-theory or the theory of political theory. At the most general level, Cumming is concerned with the question…

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List price: $87.50
Copyright year: 1969
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/1/1969
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 825
Size: 16.20" wide x 23.40" long x 2.30" tall
Weight: 3.586
Language: English



Volume One Introduction: Tradition and Interpretation



The Two Tradition



History and Politics



Human Nature and Politics



Human Nature and History



Historicism



The History of Modern Classicism



The Classical History of the State



The Historical Origin of Historicism



Humanism



Human Nature and the State



The Statesman and the State



The Human Mind Index Volume Two



Individualism



The Role of the Individual



The Individual and the State



The Individual and His Property



Utilitarianism



The Individual and Society



Reason and Sentiment



Morals and Legislation



Liberalism



Public Opinion



Light from Other Minds



Mental History Conclusion: Tradition and Transition Index