Overview
- Uses political philosophy to provide the analytic tools for researchers to understand the deeper significance of contemporary events
- Includes a range of representatives from across ancient, medieval, modern, classical liberal, and continental thought on the topics of leadership, statesmanship, and tyranny
- Offers a diversity of contributors whose political leanings are liberal, conservative and radical
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
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Modern and Liberal Thought
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Continental Perspectives
Reviews
“Bringing the wisdom contained within the history of political philosophy to bear on the shocking events of the past few years, these essays give us what we need most of all: illumination in place of obfuscation.” (Damon Linker, Senior Correspondent, The Week)
“Anyone who believes that philosophy has the ability and responsibility to reflect upon the concerns of the present will find these volumes utterly compelling.” (Jeffrey Bernstein, Professor, Philosophy, College of the Holy Cross, USA)
“Certainly we have had a plethora of books speaking about the rise of Trump... but there is nothing from this timeless perspective.” (Bryan Paul-Frost, Associate Professor, Political Science, The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Marc Benjamin Sable is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Bethany College in West Virginia, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Trump and Political Philosophy
Book Subtitle: Leadership, Statesmanship, and Tyranny
Editors: Angel Jaramillo Torres, Marc Benjamin Sable
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74445-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08993-1Published: 24 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74445-2Published: 12 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 328
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, US Politics