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Informationen zum Autor Paul Schumaker is Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas, where he has taught courses in political theory and community politics since 1972. Dr Schumaker has authored several books on political theory, including Critical Pluralism, Democratic Performance, and Community Power (1991). His most recent book is the political theory textbook From Ideologies to Public Philosophies (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008). Klappentext The Political Theory Reader is a collection of more than 80 important readings that address the contested philosophical assumptions and competing principles of politics. Included are key selections by canonical figures in the history of political thought, the founders of the major ideological perspectives of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and leading contemporary political theorists and philosophers. After opening chapters on the nature of political theory and selections introducing the major ideologies of the past 200 years, the readings are then arranged thematically, providing alternative perspectives on 11 great issues of politics, ranging from conceptions of human nature and the nature of political knowledge to questions of authority, citizenship, and justice. This structure not only helps to illustrate the diversity and evolution of political thinking, but also encourages the comparative evaluation of competing viewpoints.Aimed at those coming new to the study of political theory, the Reader offers a carefully organized selection of unparalleled breadth, allowing students to see how different ideological voices express their beliefs about the great issues of politics and how political theory has evolved in its discussion of these issues. Zusammenfassung This collection presents 100 key readings that address the contested philosophical assumptions and competing principles of politics. Contributions include writings from the founders of the major ideological perspectives of the 19th and 20th Centuries, to the most important political theorists and philosophers of the modern world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface1. Political Theory, Public Philosophy, and PluralismPART I: Ideological Voices2. Nineteenth-Century Ideologies3. Twentieth-Century Ideologies4. Newer Quasi-IdeologiesPART II: Philosophical Assumptions5. Ontological Conceptions6. Conceptions of Human Nature7. Images of Society8. Epistemological OrientationsPART III: Political Principles9. On Community10. On Citizenship11. On Structure12. On Rulers13. On Authority14. On Justice15. On Change...
