TY - BOOK AU - Murray, A. R. M. TI - An introduction to political philosophy/ SN - 9780415579216 U1 - 320.01 PY - 2010/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : PB - Routledge, KW - Political science. KW - State, The N1 - Includes index. First pub. 1953 ; 1. The Nature and Scope of Political Philosophy -- 2. The Political Theories of the Sophists -- 3. Plato's Theory of the Ideal State -- 4. Aristotle's Theory of the Best Possible State -- 5. Political Philosophy Between Aristotle and Machievelli -- 6. Machievelli on the Science of Government -- 7. Hobbes' Theory of the Rational State -- 8. Locke's Theory of the Moral State -- 9. Rousseau's Theory of the General Will -- 10. Hume and Burke on the Philosophy of Conservatism -- 11. Hegel's Idealist Theory of the State -- 12. The Utilitarian Theories of Bentham and Mill --13. Marxism, Communism and Socialism --14. Political Philosophy in Contemporary Politics --15. The Justification of Government ER -