The Nature of Political TheoryDavid Miller, Larry Siedentop Political science has re-emerged in the past two decades as a distinct discipline. The editors, in their introduction, examine this rebirth, and discuss the relationship between political theory, analytical political philosophy, and social science. The volume is dedicated to John Plamenatz and contains a complete bibliography of his published work. |
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INTRODUCTION David Miller and Larry Siedentop | 1 |
LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHY | 35 |
POLITICAL POWER SOCIAL THEORY | 75 |
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