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Summary: Great Political Thinkers: From Plato to Present
Review: I purchased this book in 1975. It is the remaining text from my undergraduate days that I keep on my book shelf... a tremndous resource. I actually took the class of the same title at UC Santa Barbara from Dr. Ebenstein himself. Back then, he was a giant in the political science field (still is) and we stood in awe of him. At the same time, he was the only professor I had there who would invite us to a brown-bag lunch each week to discuss course work and his personal experience in Europe before and during WWII. I cherish the text as a reminder of my unbelievable good fortune to have known this great scholar as well as a kind and gentle man. He and this book continue to inspire me.
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Summary: Great Political Thinkers: From Plato to Present
Review: I purchased this book in 1975. It is the remaining text from my undergraduate days that I keep on my book shelf... a tremndous resource. I actually took the class of the same title at UC Santa Barbara from Dr. Ebenstein himself. Back then, he was a giant in the political science field (still is) and we stood in awe of him. At the same time, he was the only professor I had there who would invite us to a brown-bag lunch each week to discuss course work and his personal experience in Europe before and during WWII. I cherish the text as a reminder of my unbelievable good fortune to have known this great scholar as well as a kind and gentle man. He and this book continue to inspire me.
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Summary: This was a great book
Review: I used this book in college, I think maybe an earlier edition, very good readings of different political thinks, put together very well, I must say one of the best political science text books.
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Summary: Wonderful overview of western political thought
Review: I was required to read this for my intro. to Political Science class, respectfully named Western Political Tradition. I could not think of a more useful and concise book for students to have during their studies, especially for those wanting to have the main arguments of the worlds leading philosophers.Starts with the Greeks on to present thinkers such as Hayek and Rawls, with biographical backgrounds followed by some of the works they are most famous for.
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Summary: Fantastic introduction and overview to Philosophy
Review: This book is a wonderful reference and overview for any student of philosophy, politics, history or economics. The book's style is excellent, with a cogent introductory section to each chapter giving the reader a sense of context, and then long tracts of the philosophers' original texts. This is one book that you'll go back to time and time again, and come away from with a better understanding of how the world (at least the western world) works.
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