Publisher's Synopsis
For courses in Western Political Theory and/or Political Theory.
Written simply and directly - but without sacrificing intellectual depth - this text presents the basic terms, ideas, and dilemmas of Western political thought through an in-depth analysis of a limited number of major thinkers - from the pre-Socratics to the contemporary era. It views the thinkers in historical context and examines them in terms of the changing relationships of ethics and politics in Western political philosophy.
