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Pluralism and the Personality of the State
David Runciman
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Description for Pluralism and the Personality of the State
Paperback. Pluralism and the Personality of the State tells the history of English political thought from 1900-1933. Series Editor(s): Skinner, Quentin; Daston, Lorraine; Ross, Dorothy; Tully, James. Series: Ideas in Context. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Set against the broad context of philosophical arguments about group and state personality, Pluralism and the Personality of the State tells, for the first time, the history of political pluralism. The pluralists believed that the state was simply one group among many, and could not therefore be sovereign. They also believed that groups, like individuals, might have personalities of their own. The book examines the philosophical background to political pluralist ideas with particular reference to the work of Thomas Hobbes and the German Otto von Gierke. It also traces the development of pluralist thought before, during and after the First ... Read more
Set against the broad context of philosophical arguments about group and state personality, Pluralism and the Personality of the State tells, for the first time, the history of political pluralism. The pluralists believed that the state was simply one group among many, and could not therefore be sovereign. They also believed that groups, like individuals, might have personalities of their own. The book examines the philosophical background to political pluralist ideas with particular reference to the work of Thomas Hobbes and the German Otto von Gierke. It also traces the development of pluralist thought before, during and after the First ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Ideas in Context
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521022637
SKU
V9780521022637
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Reviews for Pluralism and the Personality of the State
"As a history of the implantation of ideas within a particular context, this work is exceptional. As an incisive conceptual negotiation of this tradition....this work borders on brilliance." B.J. Macdonald, Choice "...such thoroughness is part and parcel of the book's great value to historians of ideas in early twentieth century England." Review of Metaphysics ... Read more