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The Structure of Political Thought: A Study in the History of Political Ideas

Posted By: arundhati
Date: 8 Nov 2024 03:55:31
The Structure of Political Thought: A Study in the History of Political Ideas

Charles N. R. McCoy, "The Structure of Political Thought: A Study in the History of Political Ideas "
English | ISBN: 1412864305 | 2016 | 258 pages | EPUB, PDF | 1411 KB + 2 MB

Originally published in 1963, this classic book is a rethinking of the history of Western political philosophy. Charles N. R. McCoy contrasts classical-medieval principles against the "hypotheses" at the root of modern liberalism and modern conservativism.
In Part I, "The Classical Christian Tradition from Plato to Aquinas," the author lays the foundation for a philosophical "structure" capable of producing "constitutional liberty." Part II, "The Modern Theory of Politics from Machiavelli to Marx," attempts to show, beginning with Machiavelli, the reversal and destruction of the pre-modern "structure" postulated in Part I.
McCoy stresses the great contributions of Aristotle to political thought found in his more familiar Ethics and Politics, but also includes key insights drawn from
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