Introduction to Political Philosophy

Name: Introduction to Political Philosophy
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ISBN: 9780521544825

ISBN-10: 0521544823

ISBN-13: 9780521544825

Edition: 2006

Authors: Colin Bird

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Providing a comprehensive introduction to political philosophy, this book combines discussion of historical and contemporary figures, together with numerous real-life examples. It ranges over an unusually broad range of topics in the field, including the just distribution of wealth, both within countries and globally; the nature and justification of political authority; the meaning and significance of freedom; arguments for and against democratic rule; the problem of war; and the grounds for toleration in public life. It also offers an accessible, non-technical discussion of perfectionism, utilitarianism, theories of the social contract, and of recently popular forms of critical theory.…

Book details

List price: $40.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/14/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 322
Size: 6.81" wide x 9.76" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Colin Bird is Associate Professor at the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics, University of Virginia. He is author of The Myth of Liberal Individualism (1999).

Introduction; Part I. Politics and Justification: 1. The puzzle of justification; 2. The common good; 3. Utilitarianism; 4. The social contract; Part II. Topics in Political Philosophy: 5. Property and wealth; 6. Economic justice; 7. Authority; 8. Liberty; 9. Democratic rule; 10. War; 11. Living with difference; 12. Radical criticism.