History of Political Philosophy
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Editor: Leo StraussEditor: Joseph Cropsey
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1987-11-30
ISBN: 0226777103
Number of pages: 980
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
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Book Review: Political Philosophy's Political Philosophy for the young
Summary: 5 Stars
On the surface this book introduces the major political philosophers of the Western Tradition in historical order, Thucydides, Plato, Xenophon, Aristotle are the ancients, and the final moderns considered are Husserl and Heidegger (an epilogue dedicated to Leo Strauss is included; however, it is not particularly well written, Strauss's own writing is vastly superior). Between these two historical poles many great thinker's political works are considered discretely in independently crafted essays by world-reknown scholars. This means a student interested in Rousseau can usefully derive profit from the essay on Rousseau without necesserily reading about Machavelli, or Hobbes or Plato, for example, since each is, on the surface, wholly unto itself. Moreover, the talented student can begin to fathom out her own 'connections' in her own mind about how each philosopher may be linked to earlier or later authors (The editors never do this for you). Consequently, this book is richly superior to the standard texts that treat the 'History of Political Philosophy' like a sociological event, an event Hegel and Marx participated in but did not cause. To be overly simplistic here, this text argues that Hegel and Marx caused the sociological events. However, because this stance is explained elegantly to the reader by the editor, Leo Strauss, in the excellent 'Introduction', it would be unfair to call this an academic prejudice. Unlike the sociological approach, Strauss is able to explain himself and hence his manner of insight, which gives the reader/student/teacher an advantage in coming to their own conclusions about complex issues. One complaint I have is that there is an American bias, being Canadian I feel compelled to say that the inclusion of 'The Federalist' and 'John Dewey' depreciate the work. As well, a young reader might be bewildered and/or angered by the manner in which some philosophers are presented, most notably Struass's own treatment on Machavelli(When I first read it I thought it said next to nothing). Neverthless, as Strauss says bewilderment is the first stage of learning. Personally, after many years acquaintence with this edition, I have recently come back to discover how fruitful the essays on Husserl and Heidegger are, especially Husserl who is often overlooked. You could own this book and use it for many years, continually refreshing yourself in it's clean waters.
Summary of History of Political Philosophy
This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to include both new and revised essays.
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