Lectures in the History of Political Thought Edited byTerry Nardin and Luke O'Sullivan

Preface vii
Editors' Introduction 1
1 Introduction
31
2 The Political Experience of the Ancient Greeks
45
3 The Greek Image of the World
60
4 The Political Thought of the Ancient Greeks (1)
73
5 The Political Thought of the Ancient Greeks (2)
87
6 Aristotle (1)
99
7 Aristotle (2)
116
8 Plato (1)
130
9 Plato (2)
145
10 Stoics and Epicureans 160
11 The Political Experience of the Ancient Romans (1) 176
12 The Political Experience of the Ancient Romans (2) 193
13 Roman Political Thought (1) 208
14 Roman Political Thought (2) 222
15 Roman Political Thought (3) 237
16 Medieval Political Experience 252
17 Medieval Government 266
18 The Medieval Theory of Empire 284
19 Medieval Law 293
20 Medieval Parliaments 305
21 Medieval Political Philosophy (1): Augustine 322
22 Medieval Political Philosophy (2): Aquinas 339
23 The Character of a Modern European State 359
24 The Generation of a Modern State 373
25 Modern European Political Thought 389
26 Interpretations of the Modern European State (1) 401
27 Interpretations of the Modern European State (2) 413
28 The Authority of Governments and the Obligations of Subjects (1) 426
29 The Authority of Governments and the Obligations of Subjects (2) 440
30 The Authority of Governments and the Obligations of Subjects (3) 453
31 The Office of Government (1) 469
32 The Office of Government (2) 483
Index of Names of Persons and Places 498
Index of Subjects 503
Index of Works 516