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Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy
Karl Widerquist
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How modern philosophers use and perpetuate myths about prehistory The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, the primordial nature of inequality and war - why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? And are they talking about a Stone Age that really happened, or is it just a convenient thought experiment to illustrate their points? Karl Widerquist and Grant S. McCall take a philosophical look at the origin of civilisation, examining political theories to show how claims about prehistory are used. Drawing on the best available evidence from archaeology and anthropology, they ... Read more
How modern philosophers use and perpetuate myths about prehistory The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, the primordial nature of inequality and war - why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? And are they talking about a Stone Age that really happened, or is it just a convenient thought experiment to illustrate their points? Karl Widerquist and Grant S. McCall take a philosophical look at the origin of civilisation, examining political theories to show how claims about prehistory are used. Drawing on the best available evidence from archaeology and anthropology, they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748678662
SKU
V9780748678662
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About Karl Widerquist
Karl Widerquist is Associate Professor in Political Theory at Georgetown University. Grant S. McCall is Assistant Professor in Anthropology at Tulane University.
Reviews for Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy
Does it matter that so much political theory-both contractarian and libertarian-quietly presupposes claims about stateless human societies that are not in fact true? Widerquist and McCall argue that it does, taking us on a tour of the relevant anthropological literature and spelling out the implications for political philosophy in a book that is as lucid and illuminatingly instructive as it ... Read more