Political Philosophies in Moral Conflict

Name: Political Philosophies in Moral Conflict
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ISBN: 9780073132495

ISBN-10: 0073132497

ISBN-13: 9780073132495

Edition: 2007

Authors: Peter S. Wenz

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This text presents the theories and issues of political philosophy, as tools for understanding and expressing the various views of the role of the state in people's lives. It helps students, explore the impact of classic and contemporary philosophical theories, through controversial debates such as drug legalization.

Book details

List price: $75.26
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 1/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English

Peter S. Wenz is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Springfield and University Scholar at the University of Illinois. He is the author of Beyond Red and Blue: How Twelve Political Philosophies Shape American Debates (MIT Press) and other books.



Note to Instructors


Acknowledgments


Dedication


Introduction


A Dangerous World Limited Government


The Value of Liberty God's Will and Natural Law Utilitarianism and ""Spheres of Justice""


The Free Market and Liberal Equality


How to Choose a Political Philosophy Logical Consistency and Justice


Theses and Benefits Judgment Calls



God's Will and Natural Law


The Fight against Jim Crow God's Will Be Done on Earth


Secular and Religious Beliefs Reason and Faith


Disparate Traditions of Biblical Interpretatio