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Portis, Edward Bryan was born on July 27, 1945 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Everett E. and Jacquelin G. (Gates) Portis.
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Max Weber and Political Commitment: Science, Politics and Personality by Edward Bryan Portis (1987-02-01)
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Max Weber and Political Commitment: Science, Politics and Personality
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Reconstructing the Classics: Political Theory From Plato To Weber, 3rd Edition (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)
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To truly understand the substance and value of any great philosopher's work, students must examine political theory against the backdrop of history, the surrounding literature, and the individual theorist's views on human nature and rational motivation. In this third edition of his classic text, Edward Portis provides students with the framework they need to fully appreciate the original texts they are reading and apply the concepts they are learning. Fully updated since the previous edition almost a decade ago, Portis expands his coverage to include a complete chapter on Max Weber. Further, Portis strengthens his lucid introductions to the greatest theorists of Western political thought, proving them indispensable guides for both the politically engaged citizen and the practicing social scientist. He also provides suggestions, updated for this edition, for further reading in political theory.
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Reconstructing the Classics: Political Theory from Plato to Marx (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking) by Edward Bryan Portis (1994-01-01)
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Reconstructing the Classics: Political Theory from Plato to Marx (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)
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This work asserts the necessity of studying the works of seminal thinkers of the past in order to comprehend and articulate the fundamental theoretical assumptions that underlie all political behaviour. The author explains that what the classic thinkers offer to practicing political scientists and students alike are "conceptual options, alternatives to one another and to the unstated conventional wisdom of our cultural context", tools for the clarification of one's own thought and observations of contemporary phenomena. Portis provides a coherent framework for consideration of the political theories of nine classical political thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, St Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, John Locke, Rousseau, John Stuart Hill, and Marx. After establishing the historical context for each subject's life and work, Portis examines the comprehensive conceptual paradigm that distinguishes his political thought. Each thinker's ideas are delineated according to a consistent set of fundamental questions, a pattern designed to facilitate comparison and contrast. Human nature, social solidarity, public authority, political change and stability, and political motivation are the organizing concepts by which each philosopher's work may be related to that of others.
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Edward Bryan Portis
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Bachelor, Eastern Montana College, 1968; Master of Arts, U. South Dakot, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1973.
Career
Visiting instructor, Fisk U., Nashville, 1971; visiting assistant professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1972-1974; visiting lecturer, U. Georgia, Athens, 1974-1977; assistant professor, then professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, since 1978. Visiting professor U. Salford, England, 1988-1989.
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Reconstructing the Classics: Political Theory From Plato To Weber, 3rd Edition (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)
(To truly understand the substance and value of any great ...)
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Reconstructing the Classics: Political Theory from Plato to Marx (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)
(This work asserts the necessity of studying the works of ...)
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Max Weber and Political Commitment: Science, Politics and Personality
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Max Weber and Political Commitment: Science, Politics and Personality by Edward Bryan Portis (1987-02-01)
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- Reconstructing the Classics: Political Theory from Plato to Marx (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking) by Edward Bryan Portis (1994-01-01)
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Reconstructing the Classics: Political Theory From Plato To Weber, 3rd Edition (Chatham House Studies in Political Thinking)
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Married Susan Lemmon, January 12, 1974. Children: Margaret, Catherine, Elizabeth.
