Outline. Politics, history of. By Paul Nervy.
Copyright 2006, Paul Nervy.
Subject	Category	Year (When)	Place (Where)	Person(s) (Who)	Thing, Event, Idea, Word, or Work (What)	Description (Why, How, etc.)
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		England	Burke, Edmund	Treatise on Government	Burke was a conservative and a royalist. Burke was a traditionalist, wary of change. Burke was reacting against the violence of the French Revolution.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		Italy	Gramisci, Antonio.	Prison Notebooks	Discusses concept of hegemony.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		United States	Chomsky, Noam.	Manufacturing Consent. Hegemony and Survival.	Critique of power. Critique of media.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		Austria	Popper, Karl	Open Society and its Enemies
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics			Bakunin		Anarchist
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		United States	Rawls, John	Theory of Justice	In an ideal situation, people bargain for values without knowing their status. Bargain from a position of uncertainty. "Original position". "Veil of ignorance."
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		Germany	Hegel		Hegel was an idealist. Hegel saw the path of history as progressing toward some kind of ideal. Hegel had a historical view of the world. Hegel describes thesis, countered by antithesis producing a synthesis.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		Greece	Artistotle.	Politics. Nichomean Ethics.	Man as a social and political animal. Theory of the State. Monarchy. Democracy.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics			Proudhon		Anarchist
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		India	Ghandi, Mahatma		Non-violent resistance.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		United States	Nozick, Robert	Anarchy, State, and Utopia	Right wing criticism of Rawls.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		Greece	Socrates.		Philosopher King.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics			Tocqueville, Alexis de
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics			Grotius		International politics.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		France	Montesquie	Spirit of the Laws
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		United States	Huntington, Samuel	Clash of Civilizations	Huntington describes a world of conflict and feuding amongst tribes.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		France	Foucault, Michael		Critique of power.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics			Kropotkin		Anarchist
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		England	Hobes, Thomas	Leviathan	Hobbes was a royalist who argued for monarchy. Hobbes see humans as selfish egoists. Hobbes sees the state of nature as bad.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		United States	Fukuyama, Francis	End of History	Fukuyama believes democratic capitalism is the inevitable final stage of society.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		Switzerland	Rousseau, J.J.	Social Contract (1762)	Rousseau saw nature as pleasant and people as good. Rosseau was a collectivist with notions of a "general will" and a "common good". He was for direct democracy, rather than representitive democracy. He was for majority rule, rather than protecting minority rights. He was a utopianist.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		England	Locke, John	Two Treatises on Government	Locke was a proponent of human rights. Locke was for limited government. Locke was anti-royalist. There should be a consent of the governed. There should be a constitution.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		Russia	Marx, Karl	Communist Manifesto	Marx's views were historical materialism and economic determinism. Marx saw economic systems as determining society and the path of history. Marxism is a critique of individualism, a critique of capitalism. Marx saw class conflict as a major issue.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		Italy	Machiavelli.	The Prince	Machiavelli was an apologist for injustice. Realist politics. Power for powers sake. Secular Politics.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		England	Mill,John Stuart	On Liberty (1859). Utilitarianism. Subjegation of Women.	Mill defended liberalism. He believed in protecting individual rights against majorities. He believed in protecting minorities against majorities. Mill was a utilitarian. Mill was for women's rights. Mill rejects paternalism. Mill rejects religious authority. Mill believes in representitive government. Prevention of harm principle.
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		United States	Paine, Tom	Rights of Man
Politics, philosophy of	Philosophy of politics		England	Berlin, Isaiah	Positive and negative liberty.