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Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology
Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies
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Ideal for students and scholars of political philosophy, law, and political science seeking primary source readings that complement advanced coursework and research in contemporary political issues.
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The revised and updated edition of Goodin and Pettit’s highly-acclaimed contemporary political philosophy anthology, bringing together the field’s most important readings in a single volume.
Unparalleled in the breadth and scope of its coverage, this newly-revised third edition traces the evolution of political philosophy as a contemporary practice, and raises important questions about the impact of current political events.
- Fully updated to include 49 contemporary and classic selections from the most distinguished scholars in political philosophy.
- Offers expanded coverage of international affairs and political oppression.
- Includes essays which represent a diversity of political and ideological positions, and features interdisciplinary voices in politics, law, and economics.
- Edited by two of the field’s most highly-respected scholars.
- The ideal collection of primary readings to accompany the Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, Second Edition (Wiley Blackwell, 2012) for coursework in political philosophy.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781119154167
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Edition: 3rd edition
Contributors:
- Edited by Robert E. Goodin
- Edited by Philip Pettit
- Edited by Robert E. Goodin
- Edited by Philip Pettit
- Edited by Robert E. Goodin
- Edited by Philip Pettit
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 188.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 1111g
Pages: 744
About the Author
ROBERT E. GOODIN is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Social and Political Theory at Australian National University and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. The Founding Editor of The Journal of Political Philosophy, he has published many books, including A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, Second Edition (Wiley Blackwell, 2012, with P. Pettit). His book Discretionary Time: A New Measure of Freedom (2008 with J.M. Rice, A. Parpo, and L. Eriksson) was awarded the International Social Science Council's Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research.
PHILIP PETTIT is L. S. Rockefeller University Professor of Human Values at Princeton University and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Australian National University. He is fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Working in moral and political philosophy, and on background issues in the philosophy of mind, he is the author of a number of books, including On the People's Terms, which won the David and Elaine Spitz prize for 2014, and The Birth of Ethics, which appeared in 2018.
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