Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy
This book looks at how modern philosophers pass on myths about prehistory. Why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, and the primordial nature of inequality and war are popular topics in political philosoph...
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Edinburgh University Press
2021
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| author | Widerquist, Karl McCall, Grant |
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| description | This book looks at how modern philosophers pass on myths about prehistory.
Why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, and the primordial nature of inequality and war are popular topics in political philosophy, but are they being used as more than just illustrative examples? Does the best available evidence from archaeology and anthropology support or conflict with the stories being passed on by political philosophers?
This book presents a philosophical look at the origin of civilization, examining political theories to show how claims about prehistory are used and presents evidence that much of what we think we know about human origins comes not from scientific investigation but from the imagination of philosophers. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-342002025-01-24T05:53:49Z Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy Widerquist, Karl McCall, Grant Political Science State of nature property rights appropriation social contract theory state authority inequality equality origin of government Anthropology Hunter-gatherer John Locke Stateless society Thomas Hobbes thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government This book looks at how modern philosophers pass on myths about prehistory. Why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, and the primordial nature of inequality and war are popular topics in political philosophy, but are they being used as more than just illustrative examples? Does the best available evidence from archaeology and anthropology support or conflict with the stories being passed on by political philosophers? This book presents a philosophical look at the origin of civilization, examining political theories to show how claims about prehistory are used and presents evidence that much of what we think we know about human origins comes not from scientific investigation but from the imagination of philosophers. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2017-03-09 23:55 2020-03-24 03:00:27 2020-04-01T13:48:06Z 2017-01-31 book 625284 OCN: 982228577 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31750 9781474431200 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34200 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31750/1/625284.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31750/1/625284.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31750/1/625284.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31750/1/625284.pdf Edinburgh University Press 10.26530/oapen_625284 10.26530/oapen_625284 208d7ab7-a2e4-4c7f-83b1-53dfb4ba4a35 Knowledge Unlatched b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781474431200 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 100155 KU Select 2016 Front List Collection open access |
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| topic | Political Science State of nature property rights appropriation social contract theory state authority inequality equality origin of government Anthropology Hunter-gatherer John Locke Stateless society Thomas Hobbes thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government |
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