Political Concepts and Political Theories
By: Gerald F. Gaus
Political Theory and Political Concepts. Western political philosophy begins with Socrates and Plato, and especially the Republic. In this imaginary conversation among a group of Athenians, Socrates poses what may be the most fundamental of all questions in political philosophy: “What is justice?” Indeed, one of the great legal theorists of the twentieth century called this “the eternal question of mankind.” We all wish a govenunent that is just-but what is justice? To a large extent, the study of political theory is an exploration of different ways of understanding core political concepts such as justice, liberty, power, equality, and authority. From Plato onward, political theorists have asked-and have provided conflicting answers to questions such as “What is justice?” “What is liberty?” “What is power?” and “What is equality?” [download]
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