The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy

Description

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Political Philosophy presents fifty original essays, each specially written by a leading figure in the field, covering the entire subject of the history of political philosophy. They provide not only surveys of the state of research but substantial pieces that engage with, and move forward, current debates.
Part I addresses questions of method. Contributors discuss the contextual method, classically articulated by Quentin Skinner, along with important alternative methods associated with Leo Strauss and his followers, and contemporary post-modernism. This section also examines the value of the history of political philosophy and the history of the discipline itself.
Part II, Chronological Periods, works through the entire history of Western political philosophy. While most contributions address recognizable chronological periods, others are devoted to more specialized topics, including the influence of Roman Law, medieval Arabic political philosophy, Socialism, and Marxism.
Aspects of the history of political philosophy that transcend specific periods are the subject of Part III. Essays on topics such as democracy, the state, and imperialism trace theoretical developments over time.
The histories of major non-Western traditions-Muslim, Confucian, and Hindu-are discussed in the final Part, with special reference to their relationships to Western political thought.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
I Approaches 1. The Contextual Approach, Mark Bevir2. The Straussian Approach, Catherine Zuckert3. Postmodern Approaches to the History of Political Thought, Joshua Dienstag4. The Value of the History of Political Philosophy, Terence Ball5. History of Political Philosophy as Discipline, John GunnellII Chronological Periods 6. The Origins of Political Philosophy, Danielle Allen7. Classical Political Philosophy: Plato & Aristotle, Daniel Devereux8. Hellenistic Political Theory, Phillip Mitsis9. Early Christian Political Philosophy, Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe10. Influence of Roman Law, Donald Kelley11. Arabic Contributions to Medieval Political Theory, Charles Butterworth12. Medieval Political Theory c. 1000-1500, Janet Coleman13. Renaissance Political Philosophy, Mikael Hornqvist14. Political Thought in the Age of the Reformation, Michael Baylor15. The School of Salamanca, Anthony Pagden16. The Early Modern Foundations of Classic Liberalism, Jeffrey Collins17. Absolutism, Mark Goldie18. Enlightenment Political Philosophy, Richard Whatmore19. Scottish Enlightenment, Neil McArthur20. Early Nineteenth-Century Liberalism, Jeremy Jennings21. German Idealism, Paul Redding22. Socialism, Jonathan Beecher23. Marxian Tradition, Terrell Carver24. Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Liberalism, David Weinstein25. Political Philosophy and the Idea of a Social Science, Peter Lassman26. Contemporary Political Philosophy: Anglo-American, George Klosko27. Contemporary Continental Political Thought, Stephen White28. Political Philosophy in a Globalizing World, Terry NardinIII Themes 29. Democracy, Mark Warren30. Rights, Kenneth Pennington31. The State, Christopher W. Morris32. Sovereignty, Daniel Philpott33. The Social Contract (Contract of Government), Johann Sommerville34. Citizenship, Richard Bellamy35. Property, David Schmidtz36. Equality, Jonathan Wolff37. Freedom, Raymond Plant38. Douglass and Hobbes on Fear, Imagination, and Slavery, Bernard Boxill39. Imperialism, Krishan Kumar40. The Idea of the Welfare State, Donald Moon41. Libertarianism, Eric Mack42. Religious Toleration, Perez Zagorin43. Republicanism, Richard Dagger44. Political Obligation, George Klosko45. Anarchism, Marshall Shatz46. Feminism, Nancy Hirschmann47. Animal Rights and Political Theory, Julian FranklinIV Non-Western Perspectives 48. Confucian Political Philosophy, David Wong49. The Muslim Tradition of Political Philosophy, Shahrough Ahkavi50. Hindu Political Philosophy, Dennis Dalton
George Klosko is Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. He works in both normative political theory and the history of political theory.