PARETO AND POLITICAL THEORY.
Series: ROUTLEDGE STUDIES IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT; 50
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
Published: 2006
Place of publication: LONDON
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 165
Description: "Although Pareto is considered a 'founding father' of both sociology and mathematical economics, his contribution to political theory has been largely neglected. This new book fills this gap by offering a critical examination of Pareto's significance for political theory." "Joseph V. Femia builds a case for Pareto's importance as a thinker who reflected on the most fundamental issues of political discourse: individualism vs. holism; science vs. hermeneutics; laissez faire vs. social engineering; and value relativism vs. moral absolutism. In all these debates, Pareto offered provocative insights." "This text will be of interest to students and scholars of Political Philosophy, Sociology and History."--Jacket.