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      1  Cover

      2  Front Matter

      3  Chapter 1: Introduction Purpose of this book Why should we bother with the history of political thought? How to use this book Contents of this book Methodology Works cited Notes

      4  Chapter 2: What is the nature of politics? Chapter overview Socrates and the examined life Machiavelli and glory Utilitarianism and happiness Kant, Walzer, morality and dirty hands Weber Conclusion Works cited

      5  Chapter 3: Is humanity nasty or nice? Chapter overview Thomas Hobbes John Locke Jean-Jacques Rousseau Friedrich Nietzsche Conclusion Works cited

      6  Chapter 4: Why should I obey the state? Chapter overview Hobbes and obedience John Locke’s critique Critics of social contract theory Rousseau and Patemen: obligation and participation Conclusion Works cited

      7  Chapter 5: Is democracy the best form of government? Chapter overview Athenian beginnings Rousseau and Montesquieu The role of the representative: Edmund Burke Democracy in America The tyranny of the majority Conclusion Works cited

      8  Chapter 6: When can my freedom be restricted? Chapter overview Thomas Hobbes and freedom Mill’s Harm Principle Conclusion Works cited

      9  Chapter 7: What would a just society look like? Chapter overview Plato: justice as the harmonious state Aristotle: justice as happiness and the general good Locke: natural rights and property Hume Rawls: Justice as fairness Nozick Conclusion Works cited

      10  Chapter 8: Why have women been ignored in the history of political thought? Chapter overview Women in the history of political thought Mary Wollstonecraft John Stuart Mill Iris Marion Young Conclusion Works cited

      11  Chapter 9: When is revolution against government justified? Chapter overview Burke vs Paine Capitalism Karl Marx Conclusion Works cited

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