1st Edition

Political Concepts And Political Theories

By Gerald Gaus Copyright 2000
302 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

Political Concepts and Political Theories introduces political theory by focusing on enduring disputes about the nature of freedom, power, equality, justice, democracy, and authority. The first part of the book examines the nature of these disputes. It clarifies what we are disagreeing about when we offer different interpretations of political concepts, and why our disagreements about them are so... Read more
Part One: Conceptual Analysis and Political Theories 1. What are Political Concepts? 2. Conceptual Disputes 3. Political Theories: Conceptual Structures and Enduring Types Part Two: Political Concepts 4. Negative and Positive Liberty 5. Liberty and Power 6. Equality 7. Equality and Liberty in Political Theories 8. Justice and Liberalism 9. Justice, Society, and Community 10. Political Authority 11. Concluding Remarks: From Political Concepts to Political Theories

Biography

Gerald Gaus