1st Edition
A Companion to Political Philosophy. Methods, Tools, Topics
Edited By Antonella Besussi
Copyright 2012
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book offers a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and issues of contemporary political philosophy, providing an essential reference work for scholars and advanced students. It is structured in three parts, covering methodological issues; tools and argumentative strategies employed by political philosophy; and concepts and topics key to the discipline. Expert authors from around the... Read more
Contents: Editor's preface; Part 1 Methods: Philosophy and politics, Antonella Besussi; Truth, Jeff Malpas and Nick Malpas; Objectivity, Alexander Kaufman; Feasibility and desirability, Francesca Pasquali; Facts and principles, Miriam Ronzoni; Realism and idealism, Federico Zuolo. Part 2 Tools: Politics/metaphysics, Patrick Neal; Counterfactuals, Ingrid Salvatore; Justification, Cindy Holder; The right and the good, David A. Reidy; Trade-off, Elena Granaglia; Means/ends, Stephen de Wijze. Part 3 Topics: Liberty, Mario Ricciardi; Equality, Ian Carter; Community, Lino Klevesath and Walter Reese-Schäfer; Justice, Sebastiano Maffettone; Pluralism, Emanuela Ceva; Public discourse, Kevin Vallier; Agreement/disagreement, David B. Wong; Exclusion/assimilation, Anna E. Galeotti; Index.
Biography
Antonella Besussi is Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Milan, Italy.
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