In outlining the central problems of political philosophy, Knowles introduces the ideas of key thinkers, including Hobbes, Locke, Marx, and Mill, and influential contemporary theorists such as Berlin, Rawls, and Nozick. He discusses how to do political philosophy through a detailed examination of utilitarianism, exemplifying a commitment to the liberal practice of rational enquiry. Written in an easily readable style, Political Philosophy will be of interest general readers as well as to students and teachers of philosophy and political theory.
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"This is an engaging introduction to some of the main debates in contemporary political philosophy. Knowles has a gift for leading the reader through complex and subtle arguments in an unpretentious and clear manner." Daniel Weinstock, Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political Philosophy, Université de Montréal.
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Dudley Knowles is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. He is the author of the Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Hegel and the Philosophy of Right
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- Fundamentals of Philosophy by John Shand in Front Matter, page 326, and page 350
- Fundamentals of Philosophy by John Shand in Front Matter, page 326, and page 350
- Hegel (The Routledge Philosophers) by Frederick Beiser in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Isaiah Berlin: Liberty, Pluralism and Liberalism (Key Contemporary Thinkers) by George Crowder in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Routledge Philosophy GuideBook to Hegel and the Philosophy of Right (Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks) by Dudley Knowles in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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