From the philosophers of politics in the twentieth century

This book allows the Arab reader to draw with his fingers from the sources of wisdom and the fountains of knowledge, and it enables him to recognize the most prominent features of 20th-century philosophers who contributed with their intellectual visions to reading the political scene's history, perhaps to reshape the geography of the contemporary world. And perhaps after reading it, he will reconsider the inherited philosophical truth since ancient times, which views philosophy as a kind of pure theoretical contemplation of abstract truths without any practical aims. He may ask himself; is philosophy a rational justification for the existing conditions, or is it a logical rejection of these conditions and a clear call for change? Such questions and others will surely stir in the conscience of the recipient of this rich book, for a reading like this type of discourse naturally prompts questions perhaps more than seeking answers. The translator of this book, the poet and thinker Dr. Nassar Abdullah, is well aware of the role of these discourses; therefore, he has vowed to undertake this heavy task, which is to transfer these visions to the Arab library. He works to complete its chapters book after book and episode after episode, conveying them with the eye of the observer, the intuition of the intellectual, the spirit of the poet, and the awareness of the philosopher.