Political Philosophy Political philosophy is the study of government and the relationship of people to communities. It includes questions about justice, law, property, and the rights and obligations of the citizen. See: Wikipedia Here's what's in the Squashed Philosophers - in chronological order, to try and give some sort of impression of how political ideas have changed over the centuries: 450BC: Confucius - The Analects 355BC: Plato - The Republic 310BC: Aristotle - Politics 1515: More - Utopia 1532: Machiavelli - The Prince 1651: Hobbes - Leviathan 1762: Rousseau - Social Contract 1789: Bentham - Morals and Legislation 1790: Burke - Revolution in France 1792: Paine - Rights of Man 1830: Clausewitz - On War 1835: Tocqueville - America 1843: Mill - On Liberty 1848: Marx - The Communist Manifesto 1940: F.A. Hayek - The Road To Serfdom And, even if you wish to, this one can't really be ignored: 1925: Hitler - Mein Kampf |