Contemporary political theory :
Contemporary political theory : a reader /
edited by Colin Farrelly.
- xi, 305 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Egalitarian-Liberalism -- Justice as fairness / The maximin principle / Primary goods reconsidered / Equality of what? / A question for egalitarians / Libertarianism -- The entitlement theory of justice / How liberty upsets patterns / On rectification in Nozick's minimal state / Justice as mutual advantage / A critique of justice as reciprocity / Communitarianism -- The procedural republic and the unencumbered self / Liberal individualism and liberal neutrality / Complex equality / Republicanism -- Freedom as antipower / The republican critique of liberalism / Cosmopolitan republicanism / Feminism -- The public/private dichotomy / The ideal of community and the politics of difference / Recognition of redistribution? / Deliberative Democracy -- The deliberative model / Deliberative democracy beyond process / Legitimacy and economy in deliberative democracy / Multiculturalism -- The politics of recognition / Equality of difference / Liberalism and multiculturalism / John Rawls -- John C. Harsanyi -- Richard J. Arneson -- Alex Callinicos -- John Kekes -- Robert Nozick -- Eric Mack -- Robert E. Litan -- David Gauthier -- Allen Buchanan -- Michael J. Sandel -- Will Kymlicka -- Michael Walzer -- Philip Pettit -- Alan Patten -- James Bohman -- Susan Moller Okin -- Iris Marion Young -- Nancy Fraser -- Iris Marion Young -- Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson -- John S. Dryzek -- Charles Taylor -- Bhikhu Parekh -- Chandran Kukathas. Part One. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch.4. Ch. 5. Part Two. Ch. 6. Ch.7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9 Ch. 10. Part Three Ch. 11. Ch.12. Ch. 13. Part Four. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16 Part Five. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Part Six. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Part Seven. Ch. 23. Ch. 24. Ch. 25.
Contemporary Political Theory provides an accessible introduction to the key works of major contemporary political theorists. Key theorists and writers include John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Michael Walzer, Michael Sandel, Susan Okin, Will Kymlicka, Iris Marion Young, Charles Taylor, Nancy Fraser and John Dryzek.
The readings are organized thematically into seven sections on egalitarian-liberalism, libertarianism, communitarianism, republicanism, feminism, deliberative democracy, and multiculturalism. A substantial introduction is provided to each to identify the main issues and the significance of the carefully selected excerpts that follow.
The result is a complete but concise guide through the literature and major topics and areas of debate in contemporary political theory and political philosophy.
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Political science
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Egalitarian-Liberalism -- Justice as fairness / The maximin principle / Primary goods reconsidered / Equality of what? / A question for egalitarians / Libertarianism -- The entitlement theory of justice / How liberty upsets patterns / On rectification in Nozick's minimal state / Justice as mutual advantage / A critique of justice as reciprocity / Communitarianism -- The procedural republic and the unencumbered self / Liberal individualism and liberal neutrality / Complex equality / Republicanism -- Freedom as antipower / The republican critique of liberalism / Cosmopolitan republicanism / Feminism -- The public/private dichotomy / The ideal of community and the politics of difference / Recognition of redistribution? / Deliberative Democracy -- The deliberative model / Deliberative democracy beyond process / Legitimacy and economy in deliberative democracy / Multiculturalism -- The politics of recognition / Equality of difference / Liberalism and multiculturalism / John Rawls -- John C. Harsanyi -- Richard J. Arneson -- Alex Callinicos -- John Kekes -- Robert Nozick -- Eric Mack -- Robert E. Litan -- David Gauthier -- Allen Buchanan -- Michael J. Sandel -- Will Kymlicka -- Michael Walzer -- Philip Pettit -- Alan Patten -- James Bohman -- Susan Moller Okin -- Iris Marion Young -- Nancy Fraser -- Iris Marion Young -- Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson -- John S. Dryzek -- Charles Taylor -- Bhikhu Parekh -- Chandran Kukathas. Part One. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch.4. Ch. 5. Part Two. Ch. 6. Ch.7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9 Ch. 10. Part Three Ch. 11. Ch.12. Ch. 13. Part Four. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Ch. 16 Part Five. Ch. 17. Ch. 18. Ch. 19. Part Six. Ch. 20. Ch. 21. Ch. 22. Part Seven. Ch. 23. Ch. 24. Ch. 25.
Contemporary Political Theory provides an accessible introduction to the key works of major contemporary political theorists. Key theorists and writers include John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Michael Walzer, Michael Sandel, Susan Okin, Will Kymlicka, Iris Marion Young, Charles Taylor, Nancy Fraser and John Dryzek.
The readings are organized thematically into seven sections on egalitarian-liberalism, libertarianism, communitarianism, republicanism, feminism, deliberative democracy, and multiculturalism. A substantial introduction is provided to each to identify the main issues and the significance of the carefully selected excerpts that follow.
The result is a complete but concise guide through the literature and major topics and areas of debate in contemporary political theory and political philosophy.
0761941843 0761941835 9780761941842
Political science
320