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Showing 1 to 20 of 284 for “"political philosophy"”.
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The ancient Chinese political philosophy.
U of I Only Restriction set for Item 117779 on 2021-06-03T06:35:07Z with date by madinag@illinois.edu.
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The political philosophy of William Godwin
… of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Political Science, 1957
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The political philosophy of Xenophon’s Memorabilia
… problems across dialogues set in different socio–political contexts. A problem is not solved in a single dialogue; the arguments, imageries and vocabulary explored in one dialogue are re–opened, complicated and refined in diverse dramatic settings. Taking Socrates’ trial and execution as the point …
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Derrida's Institutions: The Political Philosophy of Jacques Derrida
… the role of institutions in Jacques Derrida’s philosophy. It argues that there is an intimate connection between Derrida’s political engagements and his philosophy which has hitherto been neglected. Drawing on a range of unexamined television, print and radio contributions by Derrida, as well …
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The Social and Political Philosophy of Justice Pierce Butler
… and repetition of ideas seemed to disguise the political and social philosophy underlying his views. But one aspect of the study compelled continued reading of the Reports. It was to discover, if possible, why a man who had come up from obscure poverty to wealth and influence through personal …
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Sartre’s reshaping of political philosophy for post-revolutionary times
… situation, this thesis focuses on Sartre’s philosophy as an attempt to answer the theoretical conflicts inherited from the French Revolution. I conceptualise the post-revolutionary era as a conflict between ethics and aesthetics that gave birth to positivism, which was on the road to …
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Philosopher Kings, Then and Now: The Political Philosophy of IQ
The most fundamental question of political philosophy is “who should rule?” Socrates famously argued in the Republic that philosophers were the most precise guardians of the best city. The question of intelligence is not a theoretical one; it is relevant far beyond the building of cities in speech. …
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Political philosophy and the divine ground : Eric Voegelin on Plato.
… to these efforts by examining how the political philosopher Eric Voegelin approached the Platonic texts. I argue that Voegelin's approach to Plato is distinct from other twentieth-century interpretations inasmuch as Voegelin understood Platonic philosophy as a divinely-inspired quest …
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The political philosophy of C. Schmitt: the importance of „Politische Romantik /
… contemporary neglect of Schmitt‘s early work „Political Romanticism“ (1919) is an erroneous position adopted by the majority of contemporary scholars. Without paying enough attention to the study of political romanticism, we can not understand the systematic nature of Schmitt‘s researches …
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The ideal of liberty in the political philosophy of David Hume
… two major themes in recent studies of Hume’s political philosophy: on the one hand, the implications, the nature, and the extent of Hume’s anti-rationalistic scepticism; and on the other hand, his continuation of and contribution to the natural law tradition, as it had been generally developed …
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Kant’s Universalism in Historical Context: Repoliticising the Foundations of a Seminal Political Philosophy
In the contemporary global political milieu, Immanuel Kant's universalist political philosophy has assumed a prominent role, eliciting substantial discourse and scrutiny due to its enduring significance in shaping the fundamental principles that underpin the present-day international order. Kant's …
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The Objective Pluralism of Isaiah Berlin A Historical Approach to Ethical and Political Philosophy
… criticised as amounting in fact to ethical and political relativism. Berlin has relied on two arguments in attempting to refute this charge, those from common intelligibility and from shared values. I propose that the former argument alone is sufficient to refute relativism, whilst the latter …
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The Developmental Stages of Simone Weil’s Political Philosophy: From Pacifism to a Justification of Force
… work. This thesis seeks instead to discuss the political aspect of Weil’s writing so that her early themes of labour and science can be charted as they develop through the later themes of oppression, liberty, power and force. I will show how her understanding of labour, liberty and science …
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