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    Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy

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    Author(s)
    Widerquist, Karl
    McCall, Grant
    Collection
    Knowledge Unlatched (KU)
    Number
    100155
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    This book looks at how modern philosophers pass on myths about prehistory. Why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, and the primordial nature of inequality and war are popular topics in political philosophy, but are they being used as more than just illustrative examples? Does the best available evidence from archaeology and anthropology support or conflict with the stories being passed on by political philosophers? This book presents a philosophical look at the origin of civilization, examining political theories to show how claims about prehistory are used and presents evidence that much of what we think we know about human origins comes not from scientific investigation but from the imagination of philosophers.
    URI
    http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31750
    Keywords
    Political Science; State of nature; property rights; appropriation; social contract theory; state authority; inequality; equality; origin of government; Anthropology; Hunter-gatherer; John Locke; Stateless society; Thomas Hobbes
    DOI
    10.26530/oapen_625284
    ISBN
    9781474431200
    OCN
    982228577
    Publisher
    Edinburgh University Press
    Publisher website
    https://www.euppublishing.com/
    Publication date and place
    2017-01-31
    Grantor
    • Knowledge Unlatched - 100155 - KU Select 2016 Front List Collection
    Classification
    Politics and government
    Public remark
    Relevant Wikipedia pages: Anthropology - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropology; Hunter-gatherer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter-gatherer; John Locke - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke; Social contract - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract; State of nature - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_nature; Stateless society - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateless_society; Thomas Hobbes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes
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    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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