Social and Political Philosophy : Contemporary Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780415217965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 496 str.

James P. Sterba

Opis

This volume introduces some of the most important topics in contemporary political philosophy and asks if they can be accomodated within the framework of liberal theory. It consists of specially written essays on an array of basic issues in political and social philosophy.Each essay carefully considers both the theoretical and practical problems of a major topic. The book concludes with an attempt to respond to and reconcile a number of the arguments presented in the essays.

Recenzje

'John Christman has a wonderful grasp of the large layout of the field and of the detailed positions within it. He writes with tremendous clarity. It was a joy to read. I can't recommend the book more highly.' - Michael Morgan, Indiana University, USA

'Reading John Christman's Social and Political Philosophy, I marvel at how well he has been able to capture particularly the internal critique among liberals concerning the substance of their view. Christman is also an important contributor to this discussion himself and, therefore, he writes not only as someone who simply observes this discussion from afar. This is a clear advantage to the work... I would like to use it in one of my Social and Political Philosophy courses.' - James Sterba, Notre Dame University, USA

O autorze

James P. Sterba