Debates in Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology

ISBN 10: 0415302110 / ISBN 13: 9780415302111

Published by Routledge, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Debates in Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415302110
• ISBN 13: 9780415302111
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This textbook reflects the buoyant state of contemporary political philosophy, and the development of the subject in the past two decades. It includes seminal papers on fundamental philosophical issues such as:
the nature of social explanation
distributive justice
liberalism and communitarianism
citizenship and multiculturalism
nationalism
democracy
criminal justice.
A range of views is represented, demonstrating the richness of the philosophical contribution to some of the most contested areas of public policy and political decision making. Each section has an introduction by the editors that situates the papers in the ongoing debate. Further Reading sections feature at the end of each chapter.
Readings from the following thinkers are included:
Steven Lukes, Robert Nozick, John Rawls, Bhikhu Parekh, Antony Duff, G.A. Cohen, Derek Parfit, Roger Scruton, Michael Sandel, Alasdair MacIntrye.
Debates in Contemporary Political Philosophy will be a valuable resource for upper-level students interested in current thinking in this area.

About the Author

Jonathan Pike is Lecturer and Staff Tutor at the Open University
Derek Matravers is senior lecturer at the Open University. He is author of Art and Emotions (1998)