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Women, Political Philosophy and Politics
Liz Sperling
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Description for Women, Political Philosophy and Politics
Paperback. This new book explores the interface between political philosophy and politics, looking at the effects of philosophical traditions on the contemporary relationship between women and politics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
This new book explores the interface between political philosophy and politics, looking at the effects of philosophical traditions on the contemporary relationship between women and politics. Analysing key concepts in political philosophy, the author illustrates how common ideas - entrenched in the development of political thought and practice - have become almost intractable 'truths' that continue to differentiate between the sexes in politics. Liz Sperling looks in detail at the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, Rawls and Nozick, considering general themes to which they have all contributed - such as the state of nature, the ... Read more
This new book explores the interface between political philosophy and politics, looking at the effects of philosophical traditions on the contemporary relationship between women and politics. Analysing key concepts in political philosophy, the author illustrates how common ideas - entrenched in the development of political thought and practice - have become almost intractable 'truths' that continue to differentiate between the sexes in politics. Liz Sperling looks in detail at the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, Rawls and Nozick, considering general themes to which they have all contributed - such as the state of nature, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748611089
SKU
V9780748611089
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99-10
About Liz Sperling
Senior Lecturer in Politics at Liverpool John Moores University.
Reviews for Women, Political Philosophy and Politics
An ambitious volume, a compact but sweeping survey of major figures in the history of political philosophy on the question of women's role in politics and society ... The book is intelligent and well written ... Sperling offers a compendium of major concepts in political theory and their authors, demonstrating the sources, both ancient and modern, of the exclusion of ... Read more