Western Political Thought: From Socrates to the Age of Ideology (2nd Edition)
Written simply and directly -- but without sacrificing intellectual depth -- this text presents the basic terms, ideas, and dilemmas of Western political thought through an in-depth analysis of a limited number of major thinkers -- from the pre-Socratics to the contemporary era. It views the thinkers in historical context and examines them in terms of the changing relationships of ethics and politics in Western political philosophy.