Modern political thought : readings from Machiavelli to Nietzsche
An anthology for a modern political theory course, this work presents unabridged works and substantive abridgments, in preeminent translations along with introductions. The emphasis is squarely on significant contributions to European political thought from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
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1. Machiavelli and the Renaissance
Machiavelli (1469-1527). Letter to Vettori (1513). The Prince (1513-16). Disourses (c. 1517) [selections]
2. Hobbes, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution
Calvin (1509-1564). On Civil Government (1536-60)
Hobbes (1588-1679). Leviathan (1651)
3. John Locke, David Hume, and the Right of Revolution
Locke (1632-1704). Second Treatise of Government (1689)
Hume (1711-1776). Of the Original Contract (1748)
4. Rousseau, the Enlightenment, and the Age of Revolution
Rousseau (1712-1778). Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality among Men (1755). On the Social Contract (1762)
Smith (1723-1790). Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759-90) [selections]
Burke (1730-1797). Reflections on the Revolution in France (1789-90) [selections]
Kant (1724-1804). An Answer to the Question: What Is Engligthenment? (1784)
5. J.S. Mill: Feminism and the Pursuit of Happiness
Bentham (1748-1832)
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