Social and Political Philosophy: Readings From Plato to Gandhi

When this book was first published in 1956, John Somerville was at the midpoint of his long life as a scholar-activist and noted educator. Before he was called as an expert non-Communist witness in the federal court to give testimony on the teachings and doctrines of Marxism-Leninism, Dr. Somerville had responded to the invitations of scholarly show more institutions and international philosophical congresses to present his findings and observations about these disputed matters. He had written several books and his articles had been published in the major philosophical journals. He taught not only a full program of college courses, but as a visiting lecturer he gave graduate and undergraduate courses focused on philosophical problems connected with Marxism-Leninism, including at Columbia, Stanford, Cornell and Michigan show less