Thinking Politics

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ISBN: 9781889119519 | 1889119512
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/1/2003

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The second edition of this intellectually and practically engaging book, includes a valuable new section on justice and updated material throughout. While integrating the insights of ancient, modern and postmodern political thought, Thiele offers a thorough exploration of the art and craft of political theory.

Preface to the Second Edition	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Theory and Vision	p. 1
Setting Our Sights	p. 3
Parsimony, Accuracy, and Significance	p. 4
Scientific Theory	p. 7
The Interpretive Nature of Political Theory	p. 11
Hermeneutics and Intersubjectivity	p. 14
The Normative Nature of Theory	p. 18
Conceptual and Historical Analysis	p. 20
Suggested Readings	p. 25
The Question of Human Nature	p. 26
The Political Significance of Human Nature	p. 29
The Genetic Leash	p. 34
Genes and Mores	p. 37
Biological and Cultural Reproduction	p. 40
Suggested Readings	p. 44
Politics, Power, and the Public Good	p. 46
Power and Force	p. 49
The Nature of Political Power	p. 56
The Public Realm and the Private Realm	p. 59
Suggested Readings	p. 63
Modernity and Postmodernity	p. 65
Individualist Theories of Politics	p. 69
Structuralist Theories of Politics	p. 73
Poststructural and Postmodern Theories of Politics	p. 77
Identity and the Exercise of Power	p. 82
Social Power and Individual Freedom	p. 90
Theorizing at the Edge of Modernity	p. 95
Suggested Reading	p. 99
Identity and Difference	p. 100
Race, Religion, and Otherness	p. 104
The Other in America	p. 108
Limiting Power and Respecting Difference	p. 114
Gender and Identity	p. 118
The Historical Development of Feminism	p. 120
Gender Justice	p. 124
Equality and Difference	p. 131
Feminism, Liberalism, and Patriarchy	p. 136
The Politics of Class	p. 139
Alienation and Revolution	p. 141
Ideology	p. 144
History and Class Conflict	p. 145
Communism versus Socialism	p. 150
Suggested Readings	p. 153
Statecraft and Soulcraft	p. 155
Politics and Philosophy in Ancient Greece	p. 155
Reason in the Soul and in the State	p. 157
The Politics of Unity and Plurality	p. 160
The Life of Liberty	p. 163
Positive and Negative Liberty	p. 166
The Excesses and Deficiencies of Freedom	p. 171
Mastery and Liberty	p. 178
The Life of Reason	p. 181
Economic Reason	p. 185
Political Reason	p. 190
Ecological Reason	p. 195
The Balance of Justice	p. 200
The Primacy of Justice	p. 201
The Limits of Justice	p. 205
Giving to Each What Is Due	p. 208
Suggested Readings	p. 215
Ideology and Irony	p. 216
The Nature of Ideology	p. 221
The Nature of Irony	p. 226
Between Ideology and Irony	p. 232
The Power of Words	p. 235
Suggested Readings	p. 238
Conclusion	p. 240
Notes	p. 245
Index	p. 263
About the Author	p. 263
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