Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy

Challenging Stone Age Stories

von Grant S Mccall, Karl Widerquist

272 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, the primordial nature of inequality and war - why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? And are they talking about a Stone Age that really happened, or is it just a convenient thought experiment to illustrate their points?Karl Widerquist and Grant S. McCall take a philosophical look at the origin of civilisation, examining political theories to show how claims about prehistory are used. Drawing on the best available evidence from archaeology and anthropology, they show that much of what we think we know about human origins comes from philosophers' imagination, not scientific investigation.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Besondere Ereignisse und Themen Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
• ISBN: 9780748678662
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.01.2017
• Größe: 231 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press