Can I read Political Theory (The Foundations of Twentieth-Century Political Thought) on EtoBox?

Political Theory (The Foundations of Twentieth-Century Political Thought) by Brecht, Arnold is a scholarly article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Political Theory (The Foundations of Twentieth-Century Political Thought) about?

In this distinguished work Arnold Brecht, who served under more than a dozen German Chancellors and whose work in defense of democracy received recognition by the Adenauer government in 1953, surveys the philosophical and scientific foundations of political theory in the twentieth century. His wide-ranging treatise sweeps over the entire scope of this century's contributions, including the philosophical, juridical, scientific, sociological, methodological, and historical. The book is a pioneering effort toward an integrated presentation, a first attempt to offer a comprehensive modern political theory. The aim is both a systematic presentation and a full description of the recent genesis of thought. The pertinent teachings of representative writers-some from the past (from Hume and Kant to Darwin, Mill, and Marx) and most of the present century (from Peirce, James, Simmel, and Weber to Husserl, Dewey, Lasswell, Northrop, and Fuller) are analyzed. Dr. Brecht incorporates, chapter by chapter, his own contributions. Social scientists, philosophers, lawyers, and students of religion will find it a challenging guide, written with penetrating clarity and rich in fruitful suggestions.

Author

Brecht, Arnold

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

1959

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691021560