Overview

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy presents fifty original essays, each specially written by a leading figure in the field, covering the entire subject of the history of political philosophy. They provide not only surveys of the state of research but substantial pieces that engage with, and move forward, current debates. Part I addresses questions of method. Contributors discuss the contextual method, classically articulated by Quentin Skinner, along with important alternative methods associated with Leo Strauss and his followers, and contemporary post-modernism. This section also examines the value of the history of political philosophy and the history of the discipline itself. Part II, Chronological Periods, works through the entire history of Western political philosophy. While most contributions address recognizable chronological periods, others are devoted to more specialized topics, including the influence of Roman Law, medieval Arabic political philosophy, Socialism, and Marxism. Aspects of the history of political philosophy that transcend specific periods are the subject of Part III. Essays on topics such as democracy, the state, and imperialism trace theoretical developments over time. The histories of major non-Western traditions-Muslim, Confucian, and Hindu-are discussed in the final Part, with special reference to their relationships to Western political thought.

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Author:   George Klosko (University of Virginia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 4.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.486kg
ISBN:  

9780199679539

ISBN 10:   0199679533
Pages:   856
Publication Date:   06 June 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction I Approaches 1: Mark Bevir: The Contextual Approach 2: Catherine Zuckert: The Straussian Approach 3: Joshua Dienstag: Postmodern Approaches to the History of Political Thought 4: Terence Ball: The Value of the History of Political Philosophy 5: John Gunnell: History of Political Philosophy as Discipline II Chronological Periods 6: Danielle Allen: The Origins of Political Philosophy 7: Daniel Devereux: Classical Political Philosophy: Plato & Aristotle 8: Phillip Mitsis: Hellenistic Political Theory 9: Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe: Early Christian Political Philosophy 10: Donald Kelley: Influence of Roman Law 11: Charles Butterworth: Arabic Contributions to Medieval Political Theory 12: Janet Coleman: Medieval Political Theory c. 1000-1500 13: Mikael Hörnqvist: Renaissance Political Philosophy 14: Michael Baylor: Political Thought in the Age of the Reformation 15: Anthony Pagden: The School of Salamanca 16: Jeffrey Collins: The Early Modern Foundations of Classic Liberalism 17: Mark Goldie: Absolutism 18: Richard Whatmore: Enlightenment Political Philosophy 19: Neil McArthur: Scottish Enlightenment 20: Jeremy Jennings: Early Nineteenth-Century Liberalism 21: Paul Redding: German Idealism 22: Jonathan Beecher: Socialism 23: Terrell Carver: Marxian Tradition 24: David Weinstein: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Liberalism 25: Peter Lassman: Political Philosophy and the Idea of a Social Science 26: George Klosko: Contemporary Political Philosophy: Anglo-American 27: Stephen White: Contemporary Continental Political Thought 28: Terry Nardin: Political Philosophy in a Globalizing World III Themes 29: Mark Warren: Democracy 30: Kenneth Pennington: Rights 31: Christopher W. Morris: The State 32: Daniel Philpott: Sovereignty 33: Johann Sommerville: The Social Contract (Contract of Government) 34: Richard Bellamy: Citizenship 35: David Schmidtz: Property 36: Jonathan Wolff: Equality 37: Raymond Plant: Freedom 38: Bernard Boxill: Douglass and Hobbes on Fear, Imagination, and Slavery 39: Krishan Kumar: Imperialism 40: Donald Moon: The Idea of the Welfare State 41: Eric Mack: Libertarianism 42: Perez Zagorin: Religious Toleration 43: Richard Dagger: Republicanism 44: George Klosko: Political Obligation 45: Marshall Shatz: Anarchism 46: Nancy Hirschmann: Feminism 47: Julian Franklin: Animal Rights and Political Theory IV Non-Western Perspectives 48: David Wong: Confucian Political Philosophy 49: Shahrough Ahkavi: The Muslim Tradition of Political Philosophy 50: Dennis Dalton: Hindu Political Philosophy

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George Klosko is Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. He works in both normative political theory and the history of political theory.

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