This is a book about the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question- how should human beings best govern themselves?
ALAN RYAN was born in London in 1940 and taught for many years at Oxford, where he was a Fellow of New College and Reader in Politics. He was Professor of Politics at Princeton from 1988 to 1996, when he returned to Oxford to become Warden of New College and Professor of Political Theory until his retirement in 2009. His previous books include The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill, Bertrand Russell- A Political Life and John Dewey and the High Tide of American Liberalism. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.
[A] magnificent piece of work, clear (even when the ideas he's
exploring are obscure) and engaging (even when the theory is
forbidding) ... It's a remarkable experience
*New York Review of Books*
A brave and clever book ... crammed with smart observations and
wise advice
*Financial Times*
Concise, lucid ... despite covering huge intellectual terrain, On
Politics is a delight both when it explores detail and also when it
draws conclusions of a broader perspective
*BBC History Magazine*
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