Reason and rebellion an informal history of political ideas
Zoll, Donald Atwell
Reason and rebellion an informal history of political ideas - Englewood Cliffs Prentice-Hall 1963 - 373p.
This book is at once a departure from and a reiteration of tradition. It is a departure in that it elects to choose a somewhat unconventional mood for the discussion of the history of political ideas. It is traditional in that it endeavors to present political philosophy in historical perspective, and in so doing it covers once again the well-ploughed fields of traditional scholarship. It adheres to this familiar schema because the author feels that such an orientation is reputable-and, indeed, inevitable. A history of ideas is a history of ideas. This patent tautology may be initially either nonsensical or superfluous, but the fact remains that some would have us believe that the thinkers of the past are antiquated curiosities or pleasant characters in some slightly effete romance. The author rejects the view that historical political theory is sentimental attitudinizing, especially since it affects the intellectual respectability of students.
Political Science
320.5 ZOL
Reason and rebellion an informal history of political ideas - Englewood Cliffs Prentice-Hall 1963 - 373p.
This book is at once a departure from and a reiteration of tradition. It is a departure in that it elects to choose a somewhat unconventional mood for the discussion of the history of political ideas. It is traditional in that it endeavors to present political philosophy in historical perspective, and in so doing it covers once again the well-ploughed fields of traditional scholarship. It adheres to this familiar schema because the author feels that such an orientation is reputable-and, indeed, inevitable. A history of ideas is a history of ideas. This patent tautology may be initially either nonsensical or superfluous, but the fact remains that some would have us believe that the thinkers of the past are antiquated curiosities or pleasant characters in some slightly effete romance. The author rejects the view that historical political theory is sentimental attitudinizing, especially since it affects the intellectual respectability of students.
Political Science
320.5 ZOL