This volume provides an outstanding survey of the major political philosophers of the twentieth century.
About the Author
Michael H. Lessnoff is Reader in Politics at the University of Glasgow. He is the author of The Spirit of Capitalism and the Protestant Ethic (1994); Social Contract (1986); and The Structure of Social Science: A Philosophical Introduction (1974).
Features
* Surveys major political philosophers of the 20th century. * Displays a sharp focus and thematic unity not found in most edited volumes. * Written in a clear and accessible style without over-simplifying or giving a prejudiced account of the thinkers discussed. * Stress placed on the historical context to which the philosophers were responding. * Relates individual writers to each other, and treats them in an integrated way against the background of a particular debate.
