Social and Political Philosophy

出版者:ROUTLEDGE

作者:Sterba, James P. 编

页数:496

出版时间:2001-2

价格:$ 39.49

isbn号码:9780415217965

图书标签:英文原版社会哲学政治哲学

Virtually all of us become involved from time to time in disputes about justice. The question is how to resolve them in a reasonable way. Social and Political Philosophy introduces and explores the central questions of social and political philosophy from opposing perspectives. Each essay has been accessibly written by a philosopher at the forefront of the field, advancing the discussion in ways that are of interest to [professional philosophers and students alike. Traditional perspectives are balanced with new challenges that have emerged. The book concludes with an attempt to respond to and reconcile a number of the arguments presented in the essays. Topics covered include: * Moral methodology * Libertarianism * Socialism * Lesbian and gay perspectives * Ferminism * Racial and multicultural persepctives * Rationality * Welfare liberalism * Environmentalism * Viurtue ethics and community * Just war theory and pacifism * Civil disobedience Social and Political Philosophy is an excellent collection that focuses and reinvigorates discussion on the central questions of social and political philosophy. Michael Boylan, Claudia Card, Chung-Ying Cheng, Eva Browning Cole, John Corvino, John Deigh, Bernard Gert, Alan Gewirth, Carol Gould, Robert Holmes Alison Jaggar, Eva Kittay, Tibor Machan, Charles