Introduction to Political Thinkers has established itself as the concise and inexpensive text for introductory political theory courses. Based on the more comprehensive classic Great Political Thinkers, this second edition condenses Alan Ebenstein's well-known work by focusing on twelve of history's most influential political thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, Hayek, and Rawls. These ...