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Book Synopsis

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 Polit

    Table of Contents

    Preface ix

    Part I Doing Political Philosophy 1

    1 Realism and Moralism in Political Theory 3
    Bernard Williams

    2 What Do We Want from a Theory of Justice? 13
    Amartya Sen

    3 Utopophobia 26
    David Estlund

    4 Political Political Theory: An Inaugural Lecture 37
    Jeremy Waldron

    Part II State and Society 53

    5 The State 55
    Quentin Skinner

    6 State Simplification 77
    James C. Scott

    7 The Liberal State 105
    Catharine A. Mackinnon

    8 The Market and the Forum: Three Varieties of Political Theory 116
    Jon Elster

    9 Invoking Civil Society 130
    Charles Taylor

    Part III Democracy 141

    10 The Public Sphere 143
    Jürgen Habermas

    11 Procedural Democracy 147
    Robert A. Dahl

    12 Deliberation and Democratic Legitimacy 165
    Joshua Cohen

    13 Dealing with Difference: A Politics of Ideas or a Politics of Presence? 177
    Anne Phillips

    14 A “Selection Model” of Political Representation 188
    Jane Mansbridge

    Part IV Justice 207

    15 Justice as Fairness 209
    John Rawls

    16 Nozick’s Entitlements 224
    Onora O’neill

    17 Justice Engendered 233
    Martha Minow

    18 Political Responsibility and Structural Injustice 253
    Iris Marion Young

    19 Superseding Historic Injustice 263
    Jeremy Waldron

    Part V Rights 279

    20 Are There Any Natural Rights? 281
    H. L. A. Hart

    21 Taking Rights Seriously 289
    Ronald M. Dworkin

    22 Basic Rights 301
    Henry Shue

    23 The Dark Side of Human Rights 315
    Onora O’neill

    24 A Defense of Abortion 324
    Judith Jarvis Thomson

    25 Justice and Minority Rights 334
    Will Kymlicka

    Part VI Liberty 357

    26 Two Concepts of Liberty 359
    Isaiah Berlin

    27 What’s Wrong with Negative Liberty? 376
    Charles Taylor

    28 A Third Concept of Liberty 386
    Quentin Skinner

    29 Libertarian Paternalism 403
    Richard H. Thaler And Cass R. Sunstein

    30 Political Liberalism and Religion: On Separation and Establishment 408
    Cécile Laborde

    Part VII Equality 421

    31 Complex Equality 423
    Michael Walzer

    32 Equality of What? 439
    Amartya Sen

    33 Equality and Priority 450
    Derek Parfit

    34 Chance, Choice, and Justice 461
    Brian Barry

    35 What Is the Point of Equality? 471
    Elizabeth S. Anderson

    Part VIII Oppression 501

    36 Power, Right, Truth 503
    Michel Foucault

    37 The Domination Contract 511
    Charles Mills

    38 Race, Sex, and Indifference 525
    Carole Pateman

    39 Respecting Beliefs and Rebuking Rushdie 545
    Peter Jones

    40 The Structure of Proletarian Unfreedom 561
    G. A. Cohen

    41 What’s Wrong with Colonialism 577
    Lea Ypi

    Part IX International Affairs 595

    42 Just War: The Case of World War II 597
    G. E. M. Anscombe

    43 National Self‐determination 609
    Avishai Margalit and Joseph Raz

    44 The Ethical Significance of Nationality 622
    David Miller

    45 The Romance of the Nation‐State 632
    David Luban

    46 Democracy: From City‐States to a Cosmopolitan Order? 636
    David Held

    47 Transnationalizing the Public Sphere: On the Legitimacy and Efficacy of Public Opinion in a Postwestphalian World 658
    Nancy Fraser

    48 Migration and Poverty 672
    Thomas Pogge

    49 Humanity and Justice in Global Perspective 682
    Brian Barry

    Index 697

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 02/05/2019
      ISBN13: 9781119154167, 978-1119154167
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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 Polit

        Table of Contents

        Preface ix

        Part I Doing Political Philosophy 1

        1 Realism and Moralism in Political Theory 3
        Bernard Williams

        2 What Do We Want from a Theory of Justice? 13
        Amartya Sen

        3 Utopophobia 26
        David Estlund

        4 Political Political Theory: An Inaugural Lecture 37
        Jeremy Waldron

        Part II State and Society 53

        5 The State 55
        Quentin Skinner

        6 State Simplification 77
        James C. Scott

        7 The Liberal State 105
        Catharine A. Mackinnon

        8 The Market and the Forum: Three Varieties of Political Theory 116
        Jon Elster

        9 Invoking Civil Society 130
        Charles Taylor

        Part III Democracy 141

        10 The Public Sphere 143
        Jürgen Habermas

        11 Procedural Democracy 147
        Robert A. Dahl

        12 Deliberation and Democratic Legitimacy 165
        Joshua Cohen

        13 Dealing with Difference: A Politics of Ideas or a Politics of Presence? 177
        Anne Phillips

        14 A “Selection Model” of Political Representation 188
        Jane Mansbridge

        Part IV Justice 207

        15 Justice as Fairness 209
        John Rawls

        16 Nozick’s Entitlements 224
        Onora O’neill

        17 Justice Engendered 233
        Martha Minow

        18 Political Responsibility and Structural Injustice 253
        Iris Marion Young

        19 Superseding Historic Injustice 263
        Jeremy Waldron

        Part V Rights 279

        20 Are There Any Natural Rights? 281
        H. L. A. Hart

        21 Taking Rights Seriously 289
        Ronald M. Dworkin

        22 Basic Rights 301
        Henry Shue

        23 The Dark Side of Human Rights 315
        Onora O’neill

        24 A Defense of Abortion 324
        Judith Jarvis Thomson

        25 Justice and Minority Rights 334
        Will Kymlicka

        Part VI Liberty 357

        26 Two Concepts of Liberty 359
        Isaiah Berlin

        27 What’s Wrong with Negative Liberty? 376
        Charles Taylor

        28 A Third Concept of Liberty 386
        Quentin Skinner

        29 Libertarian Paternalism 403
        Richard H. Thaler And Cass R. Sunstein

        30 Political Liberalism and Religion: On Separation and Establishment 408
        Cécile Laborde

        Part VII Equality 421

        31 Complex Equality 423
        Michael Walzer

        32 Equality of What? 439
        Amartya Sen

        33 Equality and Priority 450
        Derek Parfit

        34 Chance, Choice, and Justice 461
        Brian Barry

        35 What Is the Point of Equality? 471
        Elizabeth S. Anderson

        Part VIII Oppression 501

        36 Power, Right, Truth 503
        Michel Foucault

        37 The Domination Contract 511
        Charles Mills

        38 Race, Sex, and Indifference 525
        Carole Pateman

        39 Respecting Beliefs and Rebuking Rushdie 545
        Peter Jones

        40 The Structure of Proletarian Unfreedom 561
        G. A. Cohen

        41 What’s Wrong with Colonialism 577
        Lea Ypi

        Part IX International Affairs 595

        42 Just War: The Case of World War II 597
        G. E. M. Anscombe

        43 National Self‐determination 609
        Avishai Margalit and Joseph Raz

        44 The Ethical Significance of Nationality 622
        David Miller

        45 The Romance of the Nation‐State 632
        David Luban

        46 Democracy: From City‐States to a Cosmopolitan Order? 636
        David Held

        47 Transnationalizing the Public Sphere: On the Legitimacy and Efficacy of Public Opinion in a Postwestphalian World 658
        Nancy Fraser

        48 Migration and Poverty 672
        Thomas Pogge

        49 Humanity and Justice in Global Perspective 682
        Brian Barry

        Index 697

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