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Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy.
Title:
Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy.
Author:
Christiano, Thomas.
ISBN:
9781444310382
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (489 pages)
Series:
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy ; v.17

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy
Contents:
Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- CHAPTER ONE Introduction -- QUESTIONS OF METHOD -- CHAPTER TWO Facts and Principles -- CHAPTER THREE Constructivism, Facts, and Moral Justification -- CHAPTER FOUR Reason and the Ethos of a Late-Modern Citizen -- LIBERALISM POLITICAL NEUTRALITY -- CHAPTER FIVE The Moral Foundations of Liberal Neutrality -- CHAPTER SIX Perfectionism in Politics: A Defense -- LIBERALISM LIBERTY AND DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE -- CHAPTER SEVEN Individualism and Libertarian Rights -- CHAPTER EIGHT Left-Libertarianism and Liberty -- LIBERALISM EQUALITY -- CHAPTER NINE Illuminating Egalitarianism* -- CHAPTER TEN A Reasonable Alternative to Egalitarianism -- DEMOCRACY AND ITS LIMITS THE VALUE OF DEMOCRACY -- CHAPTER ELEVEN The Supposed Right to a Democratic Say -- CHAPTER TWELV E Democracy: Instrumental vs. Non-Instrumental Value -- DEMOCRACY AND ITS LIMITS DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN Deliberative Democracy -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN Reflections on Deliberative Democracy -- DEMOCRACY AND ITS LIMITS CONSTITUTIONALISM -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN Constitutionalism - A Skeptical View -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN Constitutionalism -- PERSONS, IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE INDIVIDUALISM AND COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Individualism and the Claims of Community -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Liberalism, Communitarianism, and the Politics of Identity -- PERSONS, IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE IDENTITY AND THE POLITICS OF DIFFERENCE -- CHAPTER NINETEEN Relational Liberalism and Demands for Equality, Recognition, and Group Rights -- CHAPTER TWENTY Structural Injustice and the Politics of Difference 1 -- GLOBAL JUSTICE COSMOPOLITANISM -- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Cosmopolitanism and Justice.

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Distributive Justice at Home and Abroad 1 -- GLOBAL JUSTICE HUMAN RIGHTS -- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE The Dark Side of Human Rights 1 -- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR A Defense of Welfare Rights as Human Rights* -- Index.
Abstract:
A well-designed collection, offering an excellent introduction to debates in contemporary political philosophy. The list of contributors includes many of the most important figures in the field. The book would be ideal as a reader for many undergraduate and graduate courses.--Professor Christopher Morris, University of Maryland.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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