1st Edition

Debates in Contemporary Political Philosophy An Anthology

Edited By Derek Matravers, Jonathan Pike Copyright 2003
    464 Pages
    by Routledge

    464 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, Part 1 The philosophy of social explanation, Part 2 Distributive justice, Part 3 Liberalism and communitarianism, Part 4 Citizenship and multiculturalism, Part 5 Nationalism, Part 6 Democracy, Part 7 Punishment, Index

    Biography

    Jonathan Pike is Lecturer and Staff Tutor at the Open University
    Derek Matravers is senior lecturer at the Open University. He is author of Art and Emotions (1998)

    'The list of contributors is impressive ... should be well-received by both students and scholars alike.' - Matthew Webb, Australian Journal of Political Science