The History of Ideas

David Runciman

In this bold follow-up to 'Confronting Leviathan', David Runciman unmasks modern politics and reveals the great men and women of ideas behind it. What can Samuel Butler's ideas teach us about the oddity of how we choose to organise our societies? How did Frederick Douglass not only expose the horrors of slavery, but champion a new approach to abolishing it? Why should we tolerate snobbery, betrayal and hypocrisy, as Judith Shklar suggested? And what does Friedrich Nietzsche predict for our future? From Rousseau to Rawls, fascism to feminism and pleasure to anarchy, this is a mind-bending tour through the history of ideas which will forever change your view of politics today.

Author(s): Runciman, David
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 03/07/2025
Pagination: 320 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Profile Books
Published By: Profile Books
Book Classification: Political science & theory|History of ideas|Modern philosophy: since c 1800
Dimensions: 200x132x30
Weight: 260
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781800815926