Rulers and Ruled: An Introduction to Classical Political Theory from Plato to the FederalistsUniversity of Toronto Press, 1 de jan. de 1997 - 206 páginas This book illuminates several timeless principles of political philosophy that have come down to us through the ages in the writings of Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and the authors of the Federalist Papers, Madison, Hamilton, and Jay. Among these principles are the following: that a good society is based on law; that a good constitution balances social classes against each other; that a mixed constitution is best for this purpose; that popular sovereignty is the best foundation for a just and stable constitution; and that representative government is best for a large, complex society. In this valuable and accessibly written guide to the fundamentals of political thought, Irving Zeitlin shows that certain thinkers have given us insights that rise above historical context - 'trans-historical principles' that can provide the political scientist with an element of foresight, an ability not to predict events but to anticipate a certain range of possibilities. While the historian studies unique and unrepeatable circumstances such as those, for example, that gave rise to Julius Caesar, the political theorist, using these trans-historical principles, recognizes the conditions that can lead to Caesarism. Zeitlin draws on an unusual depth of knowledge, offering a lucid, interesting, and memorable summation of his chosen classic texts, in a work that will appeal strongly to his intended audience at the undergraduate level. |
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Plato | 3 |
The Third Class of the Platonic State | 11 |
Plato on the Actual Greek States | 17 |
Government in the Laws | 27 |
The Institution of Slavery | 33 |
The Nature of a State | 42 |
Revolution | 48 |
Machiavelli | 54 |
Civil Laws | 94 |
Of the Kingdome of Darknesse | 104 |
The State of Nature | 112 |
Liberty in Nature and in Society | 118 |
Of Political or Civil Society | 124 |
Of Tyranny | 131 |
The Spirit of the Laws | 138 |
Climate | 149 |
The Constitutional Principality | 60 |
The Role of Religion | 67 |
The Multitude | 75 |
Thomas Hobbes | 81 |
The Political Structure of the Republic | 85 |
Of Commonwealth | 88 |
The Social Contract | 164 |
The Federalist Papers | 178 |
Suffrage and Other Issues | 192 |
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