Great books, bad arguments : Republic, Leviathan, & the Communist manifesto
by
Runciman, W. G. (Walter Garrison), 1934-
Title
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Great books, bad arguments : Republic, Leviathan, & the Communist manifesto
Author
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Runciman, W. G. (Walter Garrison), 1934-
ISBN
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9781400834587
9781282458031
Publication Information
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (viii, 127 pages)
Abstract
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"Plato's Republic, Hobbes's Leviathan, and Marx's Communist Manifesto are universally acknowledged classics of Western political thought. But how strong are the core arguments on which they base their visions of the good society that they want to bring into being? In this lively and provocative book, W.G. Runciman shows where and why they fail, even after due allowance has been made for the different historical contexts in which they wrote. Plato, Hobbes, and Marx were all passionately convinced that justice, peace, and order could be established if only their teachings were implemented and the right people put into power. But Runciman makes a powerful case to the effect that all three were irredeemably naive in their assumptions about how human societies function and evolve and how human behavior could be changed. Yet despite this, Runciman insists that Republic, Leviathan, and The Communist Manifesto remain great books. Born of righteous anger and frustration, they are masterfully eloquent pleas for better worlds - worlds that Plato, Hobbes, and Marx cannot bring themselves to admit to be unattainable."--Jacket.
Personal Subject
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Plato. Republic.
Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679. Leviathan.
Marx, Karl, 1818-1883. Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei. English.
Plato.
Title Subject
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Leviathan (Hobbes, Thomas) (OCoLC)fst01356067
Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (Marx, Karl) (OCoLC)fst01356782
Republic (Plato) (OCoLC)fst01356306
Subject Term
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Political science -- Philosophy.
Electronic Access
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Online Library | E-Book | 375091-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |