The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy brings together a collection of newly commissioned essays which examine fundamental issues in social and political theory. Written by leading social and political philosophers, each essay provides a map to the history of the issue at hand and a judicious assessment of the main arguments that have been brought to bear upon that issue.
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"Robert Simon has assembled a strong, well-organized collection. The volume's contributors are distinguished and the essays have been chosen to convey a balanced picture of the field." George Sher, Rice University
"This superbly edited volume addresses central questions surrounding the liberal democratic theory of the state. Both the advocates of contemporary expressions of liberal democratic theory and critics of those formulations receive a fair hearing. Excellent discussions of the values of liberty, justice, equality, individual rights, and democratic choice are included as well as timely discussions of pluralism and the treatment of groups in democratic theory." Norman E. Bowie, University of Minnesota
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The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy brings together a collection of newly commissioned essays which examine fundamental issues in social and political theory. Written by leading social and political philosophers, each essay provides a history of the issue at hand and a judicious assessment of the main arguments that have been brought to bear upon that issue.
The collection deals with traditional topics in social and political philosophy, such as liberty, authority, justice, and equality as well as with issues raised by diversity and pluralism within the democratic state. The contributors offer a sustained dialogue on the merits of liberal political theory and on the views of some of its critics. Each essay begins with an accessible introduction but develops into a philosophically acute evaluation of the issue in question.
The compilation is ideal as a self-standing text for an introductory or intermediate course in social and political philosophy.
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We know, of course, that much obedience to law and support for established governments is motivated by fear of legal sanctions, by habit, and by various non-rational attachments to community, nation, or state. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
justificatory liberal, favored coercive laws, natural duty accounts, dominant moral theories, limiting individual liberty, genuine moral obligations, rational bargainers, option luck, hard paternalism, dwarf tossing, soft paternalism, impartial morality, associative accounts, decent states, distributive paradigm, brute luck, limiting liberty, equal opportunity for welfare, distributive equality, political obligation, public justification, adaptive preferences, tradeable goods, reasonable citizens, egalitarian justice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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