Politics: Key Concepts in Philosophy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780826487940)

The extent and nature of rights; the sources of state power; the promises and pitfalls of democracy; how to achieve a just distribution of social goods; the claims of culture and gender on our identity: these are just some of the issues to have been addressed by political philosophers throughout history.
Politics: Key Concepts in Philosophy offers a thorough and stimulating account of political philosophy. The text is structured thematically in order to convey the vibrancy of debates within the discipline. Through these debates the text addresses the ideas of major thinkers -including Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Foucault, Rawls, Kymlicka, Okin and Butler - and it begins and ends with discussions about the nature of political philosophy itself.

This is an invaluable aid to study, one that goes beyond simple definitions and summaries; readers new to this discipline will encounter a lively text full of clear signposts for the journey into political philosophy.

Author: Iain MacKenzie
ISBN-10: 0826487947
ISBN-13: 9780826487940
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2009
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.80d