Political thought in England from Locke to Bentham

by Harold J. Laski

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Genres: Politics, History

323 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Harold Joseph Laski was a British Marxist, political theorist, economist, author, and lecturer, who served as the chairman of the Labour Party during 1945-1946, and was a professor at the LSE from 1926 to 1950.

Reviews

[Robert Lloyd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting bits and pieces but obscure

I read this book hoping to learn more about political thought. In some ways the book was helpful and introduced me to some important thinkers, which are still influential today. However the book is dated, and the writing style was hard to follow. Furthermore the book seems to assume a certain level of familiarity with the mindset of various philosophers, with the author seeming to almost talk to himself about the various philosophies being discussed.

[Jackson Cyril · Rating 3 out of 5]

The chapter on Burke is, I think, exceptionally good.

[Steven Kaminski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Given our current political climate I felt a review of Locke's social contract and denying the Divine Right of Kings was in order as a refresher...