Politics Without Vision - Thinking Without a Banister in the Twentieth Century

Tracy B. Strong is distinguished professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. He is a former editor of "Political Theory "and the author or editor of many books, including "Friedrich Nietzsche and the Politics of Transfiguration, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Politics of the Ordinary, "and "The Many and the One: Religious and Secular Perspectives on Ethical Pluralism in the Modern World." From Plato through the nineteenth century, the West could draw on comprehensive political visions to guide government and society. This title takes up the thought of seven influential thinkers, each of whom attempted to construct a political solution to this problem. "I've been waiting for this book all my life. If Tracy B. Strong's aim is to look on the past with new eyes, then he is undoubtedly successful. Each chapter provides a heady mixture of intellectual energy, scholarly passion, and fresh perspectives. And, like all good books, it raises as many questions as it answers." (Times Higher Education)" Zusammenfassung From Plato through the nineteenth century! the West could draw on comprehensive political visions to guide government and society. This title takes up the thought of seven influential thinkers! each of whom attempted to construct a political solution to this problem.

Product details

• Authors: Tracy B. Strong, Strong Tracy B.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2013
• EAN: 9780226104294
• ISBN: 978-0-226-10429-4
• No. of pages: 424
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory