The Routledge companion to social and political philosophy
- Responsibility
- edited by Gerald Gaus and Fred D'Agostino.
- Imprint
- New York : Routledge, 2013.
- Physical description
- xxiii, 841 p. ; 26 cm.
- Series
- Routledge philosophy companions.
Description
Creators/Contributors
- Contributor
- Gaus, Gerald F.
- D'Agostino, Fred.
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Part 1: The History of Social and Political Theory
- 1. Plato George Klosko
- 2. Aristotle Rachana Kamtekar
- 3. Augustine Scott McDonald
- 4. Aquinas Paul Sigmund
- 5. Medieval Political Thought Cary J. Nederman
- 6. Machiavelli Vickie B. Sullivan
- 7. Hobbes S. A. Lloyd
- 8. Locke Eric Mack
- 9. Rousseau Christopher Bertram
- 10. Adam Smith and Hume Steve Buckle
- 11. Kant Oliver Sensen
- 12. Hegel David Rose
- 13. Mill C. L. Ten
- 14. Marx David Leopold
- 15. Late 19th Century British Political Thought Maria Dimova-Cookson
- 16. 20th Century German Political Thought James Bohman
- 17. 20th Century French Political Thought Jeremy Jennings
- 18. Foucault Thomas Dumm
- 19. The Political Thought of China Bai Tongdong
- 20. The Political Thought of India A. Raghuramaraju
- 21. Islamic Political Thought Andrew March
- Part 2: Political Theories and Ideologies
- 22. Anarchism Roderick Long
- 23. Liberalism Michael Freeden
- 24. Conservatism John Kekes
- 25. Republicanism Christian Nadeau
- 26. Marxism and Contemporary Political Thought Alex Callinicos
- 27. Feminism Penelope Deutscher
- 28. Environmentalism Mathew Humphrey
- Part 3: Normative Foundations
- 29. Contractarianism Claire Finkelstein
- 30. Contractualism and Political Liberalism Aaron James
- 31. Utilitarianism and Consequentialism Dale Miller
- 32. Perfectionism Steven Wall
- 33. Pluralism George Crowder
- 34. Virtue Daniel Russell
- 35. Natural Law and Rights Theory David S. Oderberg
- Part 4: Distributive Justice
- 36. Luck Egalitarianism Zofia Stemplowska
- 37. The Difference Principle Rex Martin
- 38. Left Libertarianism Hillel Steiner
- 39. Libertarianism John Meadowcroft
- 40. Desert David Schmidtz
- 41. Needs and Distributive Justice Gillian Brock
- 42. Capabilities and Social Justice Ingrid Robeyns
- 43. Justice and Future Generations Clark Wolf
- Part 5: The National State and Beyond
- 44. Nationalism Margaret Moore
- 45. Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights David Reidy
- 46. Multiculturalism Chandran Kukathas
- 47. Global Justice and Politics Thom Brooks
- 48. Borders and Secession David Miller
- 49. War Fernando Teson
- Part 6: Political Concepts
- 50. Equality Tom Christiano
- 51. Liberty Katrin Flikschuh
- 52. Autonomy Horacio Spector
- 53. Power Peter Morris
- 54. Authority and Legitimacy Fabienne Peter
- 55. Democracy Bob Talisse
- 56. Rights John Quong
- 57. Toleration Peter Jones
- Part 7: Approaches and Methods in Social and Political Philosophy
- 58. Evolutionary Approaches Jerry Gaus
- 59. Pragmatism Cheryl Misak
- 60. Postmodernism Todd May
- 61. Social Choice Theory John Weymark
- 62. Rational Choice Theory Peter Vanderschraaf
- 63. Discourse Theory William Rehg Part VIII: Issues in Social and Political Philosophy
- 64. Education Harry Brighouse
- 65. Health Norman Daniels
- 66. Marriage, Family, Sexuality David Archard
- 67. Work Nien-He Hsieh
- 68. Punishment Mark R. Reiff
- 69. Terrorism Tony Coady
- 70. Paternalism, Moralism, and Markets Mark D. White
- 71. Religion in Public Life Christopher J. Eberle and Kevin Vallier.
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- Summary
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The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy is a comprehensive, definitive reference work, providing an up-to-date survey of the field, charting its history and key figures and movements, and addressing enduring questions as well as contemporary research. Features unique to the Companion are: an extensive coverage of the history of social and political thought, including separate chapters on the development of political thought in the Islamic world, India, and China as well in modern Germany, France, and Britain a focus on the core concepts and the normative foundations of social and political theory a seven-chapter section devoted exclusively to distributive justice, the central issue of political philosophy since Rawls' Theory of Justice extensive coverage of global justice and international issues, which recently have emerged as vital topics an eight-chapter section on issues in social and political philosophy. The Companion is divided into eight thematic sections: The History of Social and Political Theory; Political Theories and Ideologies; Normative Foundations; The National State and Beyond; Distributive Justice; Political Concepts; Concepts and Methods in Social Philosophy; Issues in Social and Political Philosophy. Comprised of sixty-nine newly commissioned essays by leading scholars from throughout the world, The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy is the most comprehensive and authoritative resource in social and political philosophy for students and scholars.
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Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2013
- Series
- Routledge philosophy companions
- ISBN
- 9780415874564 (hbk.)
- 0415874564 (hbk.)
- 9780203092231 (e-book)
- 0203092236 (e-book)
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