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Current Controversies in Political Philosophy

Author : Thom Brooks
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136341528
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book Current Controversies in Political Philosophy written by Thom Brooks and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current Controversies in Political Philosophy brings together an international team of leading philosophers to explore and debate four key and dynamic issues in the field in an accessible way. Should we all be cosmopolitans? – Gillian Brock and Cara Nine Are rights important? – Rowan Cruft and Sonu Bedi Is sexual objectification wrong and, if so, why? – Lina Papadaki and Scott Anderson What to do about climate change? – Alexa Zellentin and Thom Brooks These questions are the focus of intense debate. Preliminary chapter descriptions, bibliographies following each chapter, and annotated guides to supplemental readings help provide clearer and richer snapshots of active controversy for all readers.

Current Controversies in Values and Science

Author : Kevin C. Elliott
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317273990
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Current Controversies in Values and Science written by Kevin C. Elliott and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current Controversies in Values and Science asks ten philosophers to debate five questions (two philosophers per debate) that are driving contemporary work in this important area of philosophy of science. The book is perfect for the advanced student, building up her knowledge of the foundations of the field while also engaging its most cutting-edge questions. Introductions and annotated bibliographies for each debate, preliminary descriptions of each chapter, study questions, and a supplemental guide to further controversies involving values in science help provide clearer and richer snapshots of active controversies for all readers.

Morality and Moral Controversies

Author : Steven Scalet
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351839225
Total Pages : 851 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Morality and Moral Controversies written by Steven Scalet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 851 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morality and Moral Controversies, 10th Edition challenges students to critically assess today’s leading moral, social, and political issues. As a comprehensive anthology, it provides students with the tools they need to understand the philosophical ideas that are currently shaping our world. The 10th edition includes classic and contemporary readings in moral theory, the most current topics in applied ethics, and updated debates in social and political philosophy. As in the previous nine editions, the materials were selected for balance, timeliness, and accessibility after reviewing a vast range of possible articles from leading scholarly journals, mainstream periodicals, online posts, and book chapters. Hallmarks include carefully edited and philosophically relevant U.S. Supreme Court decisions, compelling readings, and contrasting points of view that reflect a broad ethical and political spectrum. Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Understand philosophical ideas that are shaping the world today. Apply various philosophical ideas to politics, religion, ethics, economics, personal relationships, medicine, the environment and climate change, warfare, and other areas. Appreciate how to construct, apply, and evaluate basic philosophical arguments. Key updates to the 10th edition include: All material published in the actual book (in contrast to placing sections online behind a paywall, as was the case in earlier editions with a different publisher). New readings on: autonomous warfare self-driving cars the right to health care technology and privacy the value of democracy racial equality immigration.

An Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy

Author : Richard Schmitt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0742565262
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy written by Richard Schmitt and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social and political philosophy, unlike other fields and disciplines, involves conflict, disagreement, deliberation, and action. This text takes a new approach and understands philosophy not so much as a story of great thinkers or as a collection of philosophical positions but as a series of debates and disagreements in which students must participate. Adopting what may be called an 'active learning' method, Richard Schmitt, who has long taught social and political philosophy in the Ivy Leagues as well at state colleges, presents a range of problems and debates which engage the core question of freedom. Too often, students are bewildered, and then bored, by highly abstract philosophical questions because they are unable to connect those abstract issues to their own life experiences. This text immediately connects issues and experiences, and provides integrated, on-going questions to spark dialogue, whether in class settings or in the reader's own mind, and to help students form strong arguments with good reasons for their positions. In the course of examining different current controversies, the book develops theories of democracy, equality, the state, property, autonomy, and the role of morality in politics, all of which are standard for courses in social and political philosophy.

Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy

Author : Thomas Christiano
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444310382
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy written by Thomas Christiano and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 24 essays, written by eminent philosophers and political theorists, brings together fresh debates on some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary political philosophy, including human rights, equality, constitutionalism, the value of democracy, identity and political neutrality. Presents fresh debates on six of the fundamental questions in contemporary political philosophy Each question is treated by a pair of opposing essays written by eminent scholars Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, invites the reader to participate in the exchange of arguments and paves the way for further discussion Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in political philosophy, whilst also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers Offers the unique opportunity to observe leading philosophers engaging in head-to-head debate

Debates in Contemporary Political Philosophy

Author : Derek Matravers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134415907
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Debates in Contemporary Political Philosophy written by Derek Matravers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-27 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook reflects the buoyant state of contemporary political philosophy, and the development of the subject in the past two decades. It includes seminal papers on fundamental philosophical issues such as: the nature of social explanation distributive justice liberalism and communitarianism citizenship and multiculturalism nationalism democracy criminal justice. A range of views is represented, demonstrating the richness of the philosophical contribution to some of the most contested areas of public policy and political decision making. Each section has an introduction by the editors that situates the papers in the ongoing debate. Further Reading sections feature at the end of each chapter. Readings from the following thinkers are included: Steven Lukes, Robert Nozick, John Rawls, Bhikhu Parekh, Antony Duff, G.A. Cohen, Derek Parfit, Roger Scruton, Michael Sandel, Alasdair MacIntrye. Debates in Contemporary Political Philosophy will be a valuable resource for upper-level students interested in current thinking in this area.

This Is Political Philosophy

Author : Alex Tuckness
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118766008
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book This Is Political Philosophy written by Alex Tuckness and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-12-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Political Philosophy is an accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics. This text connects issues at the core of political philosophy with current, live debates in policy, politics, and law and addresses different ideals of political organization, such as democracy, liberty, equality, justice, and happiness. Written with great clarity, This is Political Philosophy is accessible and engaging to those who have little or no prior knowledge of political philosophy and is supported with supplemental pedagogical and instructor material on the This Is Philosophy series site. Available at https://www.wiley.com/en-us/thisisphilosophy/thisispoliticalphilosophyanintroduction

Political Political Theory

Author : Jeremy Waldron
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674970365
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book Political Political Theory written by Jeremy Waldron and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political theorists focus on the nature of justice, liberty, and equality while ignoring the institutions through which these ideals are achieved. Political scientists keep institutions in view but deploy a meager set of value-conceptions in analyzing them. A more political political theory is needed to address this gap, Jeremy Waldron argues.

Political Philosophies in Moral Conflict

Author : Peter S. Wenz
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Political Philosophies in Moral Conflict written by Peter S. Wenz and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 2007 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Political Philosophies in Moral Conflict presents the theories and issues of political philosophy as tools for understanding and expressing the various views of the role of the state in people's lives. Students will explore the impact of classic and contemporary philosophical theories as they affect the political structure of lives today through a variety of current, controversial debates such as racial profiling, drug legalization, pollution control and physician-assisted suicide. Cases such as school vouchers, Microsoft's trade restraint, polygamy, and abortion offer a way to demonstrate the practical impact of competing political philosophies" -- Publisher description.

Political Philosophy

Author : Mario Bunge
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351498819
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Political Philosophy written by Mario Bunge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political philosophy is not a well-defined field. It hovers between political theory and classical philosophy. Few early political thinkers could have anticipated the most pressing political issues of our time: the need to stop global warming; the reduction of nuclear armaments; the rise of inequality between individuals and nations; and the struggle against authoritarianism, particularly when it comes disguised as democracy or as socialism. Here, celebrated philosopher Mario Bunge masterfully integrates socio-political theory into a philosophical exploration of power and resource distribution in the world today. Bunge contends that even recent political thinkers have generally failed to address the political underpinnings of topical issues. Environmental degradation, gender and race discriminations, participative democracy, nationalism, imperialism, the North-South divide, resource wars, and the industrial-military complex have all largely been bypassed in political thinking. Even connections between poverty and environmental degradation, and between inequality and bad health, have escaped the attention of those who would call themselves political thinkers. Bunge believes that political philosophers should pay more attention to social indicators, such as the standard index of income inequality and the United Nations human development index. It is pointless to write about redistributive policies unless we have a shared understanding of current wealth distribution. This is, in short, a modern treatise on sociopolitical concerns.

Plato

Author : Malcolm Schofield
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191530433
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Plato written by Malcolm Schofield and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-08-31 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Founders of Modern Political and Social Thought series presents critical examinations of the work of major political philosophers and social theorists, assessing both their initial contribution and their continuing relevance to politics and society. Each volume provides a clear, accessible, historically informed account of a thinker's work, focusing on a reassessment of the central ideas and arguments. The series encourages scholars and students to link their study of classic texts to current debates in political philosophy and social theory. In this authoritative general account of Plato's political thought, a leading scholar of ancient Greek philosophy explores its key themes: education, democracy and its shortcomings, the role of knowledge in government, utopia and the idea of community, money and its grip on the psyche, ideological uses of religion. Between them these define what Plato considered to be the fundamental challenges for politics. All remain live issues. On all of them Plato took radical and uncomfortable positions. The radicalism derives above all from his reflections on the fate of Socrates at the hands of the Athenian democracy in 399 BC. So the book begins with chapters situating Plato's alienation from contemporary politics in its historical context, and examines at length the images of Athens and the Spartan alternative which pervade his writings on politics. The Republic is a main focus of discussion throughout, but ideas and arguments in many other dialogues from Apology and Gorgias to the Statesman and the Laws are examined. Plato: Political Philosophy assumes a broad range of readers - with backgrounds in varied fields (politics, philosophy, classics, history) - who may have little prior knowledge of Plato. It articulates and analyses his main lines of thought, illustrating them with a liberal use of translated excerpts, and highlighting affinities with modern theorists from Machiavelli and Mill to Rawls and Habermas. Schofield's distinctive line of approach to Plato's problems constitutes a lucid and accessible guide for those needing an introduction, and at the same time will provide those who know Plato well with much food for thought.

Social and Political Philosophy

Author : John Christman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134602391
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Social and Political Philosophy written by John Christman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible and user-friendly text will prove invaluable to any student coming to social and political philosophy for the first time. It provides a broad survey of fundamental social and political questions in modern society, as well as clear, accessible discussions of the philosophical issues central to political thought. Topics covered include: the foundations of political authority, the nature and grounds of economic justice, the limits of tolerance, considerations of community, race, gender, and culture in questions of justice, and radical critiques of current political theories.

Morality and Moral Controversies

Author : Steven Scalet
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315510766
Total Pages : 687 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Morality and Moral Controversies written by Steven Scalet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morality and Moral Controversies provides students with the tools to understand the philosophical ideas that are shaping our world today. This comprehensive anthology includes classic and contemporary readings in moral theory and the most current applied ethics debates emphasizing international concerns. Through analyzing these readings such as Supreme Court decisions, students will grasp the scope of various philosophical discussions Supreme Court justices must have. Morality and Moral Controversies challenges readers to critically assess leading controversies in moral, social, and political philosophy. Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Understand philosophical ideas that are shaping our world today. Confront conflicts faced when given the choice of morality. Apply various philosophical ideas to politics, religion, economics, relationships, and medicine. Discuss basic philosophical arguments.

Habermas and Rawls

Author : James Gordon Finlayson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415876869
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book Habermas and Rawls written by James Gordon Finlayson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Habermas & Rawls are two heavyweights of social & political philosophy, & undoubtedly the two most written about authors in this field. In this volume, contributors re-examine the Habermas-Rawls dispute with an eye toward the way in which the dispute can cast light on current controversies about political philosophy more broadly.

The Social and Political Philosophy of Mary Wollstonecraft

Author : Sandrine Bergès
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191079421
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Social and Political Philosophy of Mary Wollstonecraft written by Sandrine Bergès and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in the contribution made by women to the history of philosophy is burgeoning. Intense research is underway to recover their works which have been lost or overlooked. At the forefront of this revival is Mary Wollstonecraft. While she has long been studied by feminists, and later discovered by political scientists, philosophers themselves have only recently begun to recognise the value of her work for their discipline. This volume brings together new essays from leading scholars, which explore Wollstonecraft's range as a moral and political philosopher of note, both taking a historical perspective and applying her thinking to current academic debates. Subjects include Wollstonecraft's ideas on love and respect, friendship and marriage, motherhood, property in the person, and virtue and the emotions, as well as the application her thought has for current thinking on relational autonomy, and animal and children's rights. A major theme within the book places her within the republican tradition of political theory and analyses the contribution she makes to its conceptual resources.

Current Debates in Global Justice

Author : Gillian Brock
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402033476
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Current Debates in Global Justice written by Gillian Brock and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-03-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers collected in this volume represent some of the finest recent work by political philosophers and political theorists in the area of global justice. Covering both theoretical and applied issues, these papers are distinguished by their exceptional quality. Moreover, they give the reader a sense both of the scope of the field as it is currently emerging and the direction that the debates seem to be taking. This anthology is essential reading for anyone serious about understanding the current pressing issues in Global Justice Studies. With contributions from: Richard Arneson, Charles Beitz, Luis Cabrera, Omar Dahbour, Robert Goodin, Dale Jamieson, John Lango, David Miller, Thomas Pogge, Sanjay Reddy, Mathias Risse, Gopal Sreenivasan, and James Sterba.

Morality and Moral Controversies

Author : John Arthur
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780136031376
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Morality and Moral Controversies written by John Arthur and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2009 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For courses in Ethics, Applied Ethics, Social and Political Ethics, and Ethics and Moral Issues. This comprehensive anthology includes classic and contemporary readings in moral theory and the most current applied ethics debates emphasizing international concerns. Includes court cases in philosophical readings, an ethical theory overview; shows relevance of traditional and contemporary writers.