Great Books, Bad Arguments

Great Books, Bad Arguments
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 137
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ISBN-10 : 9780691144764
ISBN-13 : 0691144761
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Book Synopsis Great Books, Bad Arguments by : W. G. Runciman

Download or read book Great Books, Bad Arguments written by W. G. Runciman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-21 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uniquely bringing together three different texts, Runciman (Trinity College, U. of Cambridge, UK) elucidates the problems with arguments in Plato's Republic, Hobbes's Leviathan, and Marx's Communist Manifesto, although they are viewed as great books. He focuses on passages that relate to ways to achieve and sustain harmony and order in human societies, and the mistakes they make in their arguments in similar areas. There is no index.


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