An Introduction to Political Philosophy

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8264-8306-5
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 271 g

critical introduction to political philosophy for the student encountering this key philosophical subdiscipline for the first time.

Political philosophy is a core component of any philosophy degree
- Thematic structure covers all core ideologies and theories encountered in political philosophy
- Work of all major political philosophers is covered: Plato; Rousseau; Locke; Hobbes; Mill; Marx; Rawls.

Philosophy underpins political concepts, ideals and debates. The extent and nature of our rights, liberties and responsibilities, the role of the state and the best means of its governance are all questions to have been addressed by great philosophers throughout history - and questions students of political philosophy must engage with.

An Introduction to Political Philosophy offers a thorough, lucid and stimulating account of the central theories and ideas encountered in political philosophy. The text is thematically structured, covering the discipline's principal ideologies: Statism; Realism; Liberalism; Conservatism; Socialism; Anarchism; and Environmentalism. It also offers a brief history of political philosophy and the major political philosophers, including Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Rousseau, Hobbes, Marx and Rawls, and, valuably, concludes with a look at 'applied' political philosophy, relating the discipline to contemporary political situations and questions. This fascinating book offers a critical overview of one of the central concepts in philosophy, encountered by virtually every student of the subject.

Zielgruppe

Academics, Introductory Undergraduate, Upper Level Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moseley, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. An Introduction to Political Philosophy
2. Statism
3. Realism
4. Conservatism
5. Socialism
6. Libertarianism
7. Anarchism
8. Environmentalism
9. Applied Political Philosophy
Glossary
Further Reading

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Moseley runs a private educational service and is one of the editors of The Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy. He has taught philosophy at the universities of Stirling, Edinburgh, and Evansville.