He was not a professional philosopher, although he completed a doctorate in philosophy. Traditionally, this has taken the form of a history of political thought, focusing upon a collection of major thinkers for instance, from plato to marx and a canon of classic texts. He first came to wide attention in 1978 with the prizewinning book karl marxs theory of history. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. I especially liked how each chapter was about a different fundamental question in political philosophy. Mckinnon, catriona this oxford reader contains 140 key writings on political thought, covering issues about human nature and its relation to society, the extent to which the powers of the state are justified, and the way resources should be distributed. My goal for this subreddit is to have users post a request for a specific textbook and if you see a request that you have a pdf press j to jump to the feed. Political thought by michael rosen editor, jonathan wolff editor isbn. Michael rosen is a fellow of lincoln college, oxford, coeditor of the cambridge edition of the works of immanuel kant. Phil 320 social and political philosophy good and right applied to economic, political, and religious establishments. Every textbook comes with a 21day any reason guarantee.
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