On Politics
Autor Alan Ryanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 sep 2013
This is a book about the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question: how should human beings best govern themselves?
Almost every modern government claims to be democratic; but is democracy really the best way of organising our political life? Can we manage our own affairs at all? Should we even try? In the west, do we actually live in democracies? In this extraordinary book Alan Ryan engages with the great thinkers of the past to show us how vividly their ideas speak to us in today's uncertain world.
ALAN RYANwas born in London in 1940 and taught for many years at Oxford, where he was a Fellow of New College and Reader in Politics. He was Professor of Politics at Princeton from 1988 to 1996, when he returned to Oxford to become Warden of New College and Professor of Political Theory until his retirement in 2009. His previous books includeThe Philosophy of John Stuart Mill,Bertrand Russell: A Political LifeandJohn Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.
Reviews ofOn Politics:
'An engaging and smart survey of major political thinkers ... Through Ryan [they] speak directly to the present' Mark Mazower,Prospect
'Ryan's book is a magnificent piece of work, clear (even when the ideas he's exploring are obscure) and engaging (even when the theory in the original is forbidding) ... anyone remotely interested in political theory will profit from reading or dipping into Ryan's On Politics, whether this is their first acquaintance with the canon of political theory or whether they have been "Hobbing and Locking" for decades ... It's a remarkable experience' Jeremy Waldron,New York Review of Books
'Ambitiously and elegantly covers two and a half millennia of political thinking ... despite covering huge intellectual terrain, [On Politics] a delight both when it explores detail and also when it draws conclusions of a broader perspective' Justin Champion,BBC History Magazine
'On Politicsis crammed with smart observations and wise advice' John Keane,Financial Times
'An impressive achievement'Economist
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780140285185
ISBN-10: 0140285180
Pagini: 1152
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 49 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0140285180
Pagini: 1152
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 49 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
ALAN
RYAN
was
born
in
London
in
1940
and
taught
for
many
years
at
Oxford,
where
he
was
a
Fellow
of
New
College
and
Reader
in
Politics.
He
was
Professor
of
Politics
at
Princeton
from
1988
to
1996,
when
he
returned
to
Oxford
to
become
Warden
of
New
College
and
Professor
of
Political
Theory
until
his
retirement
in
2009.
His
previous
books
includeThe
Philosophy
of
John
Stuart
Mill,Bertrand
Russell:
A
Political
LifeandJohn
Deweyandthe
High
Tide
of
American
Liberalism.
He
is
a
Fellow
of
the
British
Academy.
Recenzii
[A]
magnificent
piece
of
work,
clear
(even
when
the
ideas
he's
exploring
are
obscure)
and
engaging
(even
when
the
theory
is
forbidding)
...
It's
a
remarkable
experience
A brave and clever book ... crammed with smart observations and wise advice
Concise, lucid ... despite covering huge intellectual terrain,On Politicsis a delight both when it explores detail and also when it draws conclusions of a broader perspective
A brave and clever book ... crammed with smart observations and wise advice
Concise, lucid ... despite covering huge intellectual terrain,On Politicsis a delight both when it explores detail and also when it draws conclusions of a broader perspective