Foundations of Civic Engagement: Rethinking Social and Political Philosophy

By Ralph D. Ellis, Norman Fischer, James B. Sauer

Foundations of Civic Engagement is a comprehensive survey and reassessment of the entire field of social and political philosophy. Suitable for use as a primary text for courses on political thought, this book explores the basic arguments of the most important historical and contemporary figures-including Ancient Greek, modern and contemporary theories of communitarianism, social contract, feminism, postmodernsim, Marxism, and theories of communicative actions-and offers a thematic critique and integration of these philosophies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761835350
• ISBN13: 9780761835356
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"