Western Political Thought: From Socrates to the Age of Ideology (2nd Edition)

For courses in Western Political Theory and/or Political Theory. Written simply and directly but without sacrificing intellectual depth this text presents the basic terms, ideas, and dilemmas of Western political thought through an in-depth analysis of a limited number of major thinkers from the pre-Socratics to the contemporary era. It views the thinkers in historical context and examines them in terms of the changing relationships of ethics and politics in Western political philosophy.Brian R. Nelson is the author of 'Western Political Thought: From Socrates to the Age of Ideology (2nd Edition)', published 1995 under ISBN 9780131911727 and ISBN 0131911724.