Readings in Social and Political Philosophy

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

This anthology of social and political philosophy combines extensive selections from classical works with significant recent contributions to the field, many of which are not easily available. The emphasis is on the liberal currents in modern Western political thought—variants of classical liberalism, modern liberalism, and libertarianism—with specific focus on differing concepts of political obligation, freedom, distributive justice, and representative democracy. Each chapter features selections from classical thinkers alongside writings by influential contemporary philosopers and political theorists, thus tracing the historical development and transformation of ideas. Among the classical authors represented in this collection are Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Mill. Modern philosophers include John Rawls, Isaiah Berlin, T.M. Scanlon, Robert Nozick, and Thomas Nagel.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-06-13
Mått:164 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt:762 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:472
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN:9780195095180

Utforska kategorier

Antologier inom Skönlitteratur
Statsvetenskap och politisk teori inom Samhälle och politik
Biografier inom Biografier

Recensioner i media

"Excellent collection, both in editing of individual selections and in the relationship between classic and contemporary texts."--Jeffrey G. Seward, University of Texas at San Antonio (on the previous edition)"Good balance of traditional and contemporary readings."--Monalisa Mullins, University of Dayton"Some of the best contributors to social and political philosophy, together with well chosen excerpts from classical authors."--Dagfinn Follesdal, Stanford University"This is an excellent collection of reading combining classical and contemporary sources very well. The readings have been skillfully edited and the book well organized. It could be used on an introductory level or an intermediate level."--Carl Wellman, Washington University-Saint Louis"Very balanced and useful set of texts."--S. Payne, University of Wisconsin-Madison"Stewart offers fine coverage of the themes, arguments, and writers necessary for a responsible undergraduate course."--James E. Bayley, The City College of New York

Innehållsförteckning

I. POLITICAL OBLIGATION AND CONSENT ; Crito ; Of the Original Contract ; Obligation and Consent, II ; The Principle of Fair Play ; II. FREEDOM AND COERCION ; Of the Liberty of Subjects ; Two Concepts of Liberty ; What's Wrong with Negative Liberty ; From On Liberty ; The "Open Society" and Its Fallacies ; Freedom of Expression and Categories of Expression ; Liberty and Harm to Others ; We Do Not Have a Right To Liberty ; III. JUSTICE AND EQUALITY ; From Discourse on the Origin of Inequality ; A Kantian Conception of Equality ; Distributive Justice ; Distributive Justice ; Liberty, Contract, and Contribution ; Equality ; Communitarian and Liberal Theories of the Good ; Responsibility, Reactive Attitudes, and Liberalism in Philosophy and Politics ; The Domain of the Political and Overlapping Consensus ; IV. DEMOCRACY AND REPRESENTATION ; From Considerations on Representative Government ; Open Government and Just Legislation: A Defense of Democracy ; A Paradox in the Theory of Democracy ; Democracy Without Preference ; Losing the Faith: Feminism and Democracy ; Political Representation ; Implementing Representation: A Framework and Two Applications