A Companion to Political Philosophy. Methods, Tools, Topics - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1409410625 ISBN 13: 9781409410621

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and issues of contemporary political philosophy, providing an essential reference work for scholars and advanced students. It is structured in three parts, covering methodological issues; tools and argumentative strategies employed by political philosophy; and concepts and topics key to the discipline. Expert authors from around the world have written twenty chapters in a consistent and engaging style. Each chapter is thoroughly cross-referenced allowing students to appreciate how methodological issues relate to each other, and how methodology and argumentative tools affect the way substantial issues are addressed. The chapters are supplemented by further reading lists and selected bibliographies to aid further research. The companion will be required reading for masters and post-doctoral students, providing them with the appropriate tools for approaching political philosophy in a more thoughtful way, and showing how substantive topics are addressed within different perspectives and paradigms. The companion also provides upper-level undergraduates with a sophisticated introduction to the relevant problems and challenges political philosophy addresses.

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About the Author

Antonella Besussi is Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Milan, Italy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409410625
• ISBN 13: 9781409410621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Besussi Antonella