Problems in social and political thought: a philosophical introduction / [by] Whitaker T. Deininger

Deininger, Whitaker T. (Whitaker Thompson)

1965, 1st Edition. New York: Macmillan. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: Colwyn Williamson's copy. Item #351002

Physical description: xii, 462 pages 22 cm. Contents: Preliminary considerations. What is social and political philosophy?; Ethics and political thought; Socrates, Plato, and philosophic method -- Some perennial topics. Legal and moral rules; Rights and obligations; Authority; The sovereign state; Freedom: fact or fancy?; The justification of punishment; Justice; Equality -- Contemporary issues and movements. Historicism; Politics and contemporary value problems; Ideology; Language analysis and politics; The existentialist protest. Subjects: Social sciences Philosophy.
Political science Philosophy. Sociology.

Price: €28.00