Political Ideas in the Romantic Age
Subtitle: Their Rise and Influence on Modern Thought
Contributors: Henry Hardy (Editor); Joshua L. Cherniss (Introduction)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: May 8, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780691126876
Subjects: Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present; Political science & theory; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Political; History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical; Philosophy; Philosophy / Ancient; Political Philosophy; Political Science and International Relations; Western philosophy; General; 18th century; 19th century; Europe; History; Political science
First sentence: THE CENTRAL ISSUE of political philosophy is the question 'Why should any man obey any other man or body of men?' - or (what amounts to the same in the final analysis) 'Why should any man or body of men ever interfere with other men?'