Machiavelli to Marx Modern Western Political Thought

Name: Machiavelli to Marx Modern Western Political Thought
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ISBN: 9780226288505

ISBN-10: 0226288501

ISBN-13: 9780226288505

Edition: 1979

Authors: Dante Germino

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According to conventional periodization, a profound break in the continuity of Western political theory occurred around 1500 and marked the beginning of "modern" political thought. In Machiavelli to Marx Dante Germino examines the scholars of this period whose works he feels have made significant new approaches to the critical understanding of our world and, consequently, to the problems of our time. Beginning with Machiavelli, the author covers major political philosophers such as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Burke and gives lucid, perceptive accounts of what they thought and taught about politics. He discusses utilitarianism, liberalism, scientism, and messianic nationalism through the…

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List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 1979
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 4/15/1979
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.89" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction: ""Modernity"" in the History of Western Political Thought



Machiavelli



Reformation Political Thought: Luther, Calvin, Hooker



Hobbes



Locke and the Origins of Modern Liberalism



The Enlightenment in Modern Political Thought



Rousseau



Burke and the Reaction Against the French Revolution



Utilitarianism: Bentham and Mill



Dilemmas of Liberalism: Spencer and Green



Scientism: Saint-Simon and Comte



Messianic Nationalism: Fichte and Mazzini



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