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1 online resource (ix, 318 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter One; Part One: Historic, Poetic, and Philosophic Grounds of Classical Rationalism in Ancient Thought; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Part Two: Medieval Political Thought and the Classical Liberalism of Grotius and Hobbes; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Part Three: The Reconsideration of Classical Rationalism in Enlightenment Republicanism; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Part Four: Contemporary Reflections on the Relation of Classical Rationalism to Modern Democracy, Economics, and Education |
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Chapter TwelveChapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Chapter Fifteen; Contributors; Index |
| Summary |
Dramatic changes have occurred in Europe in the past quarter century. The fall of communism and the expansion of liberal democracy, together with the desire to project a new "Europa" that is united, peaceful and prosperous into the future, illustrate that political philosophy is what grounds European political discourse and identity. Thus, an understanding of Europe's political past and potential future directs us to the question: What is political philosophy? An exploration of the question of political philosophy points us back to Socrates, widely regarded as the first political philosopher, |
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Print version record |
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Europa gnd |
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Rationalism -- Political aspects -- Europe
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History of Western philosophy.
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Social & political philosophy.
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Political structures: democracy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Rationalism -- Political aspects
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Rationalismus
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Politische Philosophie
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Aufsatzsammlung.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Ward, Ann, 1970- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781527506862 |
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152750686X |
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