The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx

Author:   David Lay Williams
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
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9780691171975


Pages:   424
Publication Date:   03 September 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David Lay Williams
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
ISBN:  

9780691171975


ISBN 10:   0691171971
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   03 September 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"""A wonderful book.""---Hamish Gobson, ThinkScotland"


""Impressive…[Williams] shows that such wildly different figures all saw economic inequality as a grave political threat….He makes a persuasive case that these thinkers were right to be so troubled, and that we still have much to learn from their arguments and proposals….a welcome reminder that exploring the history of philosophy can also be an inquiry into the present world.""---Nick Romeo, Washington Post ""Excellent.""---Samuel Moyn, The Nation ""A Magnum Opus.""---Lilly Goren, New Books Network ""I just loved the sweep of this book. It is a really comprehensive analysis of inequality in the thought of major figures in the history of political thought. . . . It’s a great contribution.""---Jeffrey Church, Political Theory Review podcast ""Interesting and useful."" * Choice *


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David Lay Williams is professor of political science at DePaul University. He is the author of Rousseau's Platonic Enlightenment and Rousseau's 'Social Contract': An Introduction.

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