Allegories and Metaphors in Early Political Thought From Plato to Machiavelli
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2018
/ Engelsk
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ISBN
9781433154676
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Vekt
212 gr
Høyde
225 mm
Bredde
150 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Heftet
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Biographical note
Kevin Dooley is Associate Professor of Political Science at Monmouth University. He earned his PhD in global affairs from Rutgers University-Newark.
Allegories and Metaphors in Early Political Thought: From Plato to Machiavelli examines allegories and metaphors that best exemplify the ideologies of Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Niccolo Machiavelli. Author Kevin Dooley’s approach allows readers to gain a greater understanding of each thinker’s ideas through the lens of metaphor, which stimulates imaginative discussions and more thoughtful reflections.
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This book examines allegories and metaphors that best exemplify each thinker’s ideologies. The author’s approach allows readers to gain a greater understanding of each thinker’s ideas through the lens of metaphor and this stimulates imaginative discussions and more thoughtful reflections.
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Preface – Introduction – Plato (427–347 BC): Gyges’ Ring, the Divided Line, and the Allegory of the Cave – Aristotle (384–322 BC): Acorns and Oak Trees, the Feast – St. Augustine (354–430): City of God, City of Man – St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274): The Pilot and the Shepherd – Niccolo Machiavelli (1469–1527): The Lion and the Fox, the River – Index.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781433154676
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Vekt
212 gr
Høyde
225 mm
Bredde
150 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Forfatter
Biographical note
Kevin Dooley is Associate Professor of Political Science at Monmouth University. He earned his PhD in global affairs from Rutgers University-Newark.