Colin Bird (University of Virginia)

An Introduction to Political Philosophy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introduces readers to central concepts and debates in political philosophy using real-life examples. Clearly written, thematically structured, and containing several new chapters, this fully updated second edition explores topics including economic inequality, justice, immigration, climate change, freedom, democracy and racial oppression.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 178mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781108437554
• ISBN-10: 1108437559
• Artikelnr.: 54382085

Autorenporträt

Colin Bird is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. He is the author of The Myth of Liberal Individualism (Cambridge, 1999), and his work has also appeared in numerous major academic journals including Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, The American Political Science Review, Political Theory, Polity, and The European Journal of Philosophy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Politics and Critical Morality: 1. Forms of political criticism
2. The common good
3. Classical utilitarianism
4. Utilitarian critical morality: implications and problems
5. The social contract
6. Contractualism 2.0
Part II. Topics in Political Philosophy: 7. Property and wealth
8. Economic justice
9. The significance of borders
10. Responsibility for the environment
11. War
12. Liberty
13. Democratic rule
Part III. Changing the World: Ideal Futures and Past Injustices: 14. Critical enlightenment, ideology, and materialism
15. Ideal theory, race and reparation.