Cohen Gerald A.
Cohen Gerald A. - Lectures On The History Of Moral And Political Philosophy - Hardcover
Cohen Gerald A. - Lectures On The History Of Moral And Political Philosophy - Hardcover
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Description: Previously unpublished writings from one of the most important political philosophers of recent times G. A. Cohen was one of the leading political philosophers of recent times. He first came to wide attention in 1978 with the prize - winning book Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence. In subsequent decades his published writings largely turned away from the history of philosophy focusing instead on equality freedom and justice. However throughout his career he regularly lectured on a wide range of moral and political philosophers of the past. This volume collects these previously unpublished lectures. Starting with a chapter centered on Plato but also discussing the pre - Socratics as well as Aristotle the book moves to social contract theory as discussed by Hobbes Locke and Hume and then continues with chapters on Kant Hegel and Nietzsche. The book also contains some previously published but uncollected papers on Marx Hobbes and Kant among other figures. The collection concludes with a memoir of Cohen written by the volume editor Jonathan Wolff who was a student of Cohen's. A hallmark of the lectures is Cohen's engagement with the thinkers he discusses. Rather than simply trying to render their thought accessible to the modern reader he tests whether their arguments and positions are clear sound and free from contradiction. Throughout he homes in on central issues and provides fresh approaches to the philosophers he examines. Ultimately these lectures teach us not only about some of the great thinkers in the history of moral and political philosophy but also about one of the great thinkers of our time: Cohen himself.
Title: Lectures On The History Of Moral And Political Philosophy
Author(s): Cohen Gerald A.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691149004
Pages: 376 Pages, 1 Line Illus. 7 Tables.
Publication Date: 10/27/2013
Category: Social & Political Philosophy
Description: Previously unpublished writings from one of the most important political philosophers of recent times G. A. Cohen was one of the leading political philosophers of recent times. He first came to wide attention in 1978 with the prize - winning book Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence. In subsequent decades his published writings largely turned away from the history of philosophy focusing instead on equality freedom and justice. However throughout his career he regularly lectured on a wide range of moral and political philosophers of the past. This volume collects these previously unpublished lectures. Starting with a chapter centered on Plato but also discussing the pre - Socratics as well as Aristotle the book moves to social contract theory as discussed by Hobbes Locke and Hume and then continues with chapters on Kant Hegel and Nietzsche. The book also contains some previously published but uncollected papers on Marx Hobbes and Kant among other figures. The collection concludes with a memoir of Cohen written by the volume editor Jonathan Wolff who was a student of Cohen's. A hallmark of the lectures is Cohen's engagement with the thinkers he discusses. Rather than simply trying to render their thought accessible to the modern reader he tests whether their arguments and positions are clear sound and free from contradiction. Throughout he homes in on central issues and provides fresh approaches to the philosophers he examines. Ultimately these lectures teach us not only about some of the great thinkers in the history of moral and political philosophy but also about one of the great thinkers of our time: Cohen himself.
Title: Lectures On The History Of Moral And Political Philosophy
Author(s): Cohen Gerald A.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691149004
Pages: 376 Pages, 1 Line Illus. 7 Tables.
Publication Date: 10/27/2013
Category: Social & Political Philosophy
