{"product_id":"political-philosophy-9781412855877","title":"Political Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitical philosophy is not a well-defined field. It hovers between political theory and classical philosophy. Few early political thinkers could have anticipated the most pressing political issues of our time: the need to stop global warming; the reduction of nuclear armaments; the rise of inequality between individuals and nations; and the struggle against authoritarianism, particularly when it comes disguised as democracy or as socialism. Here, celebrated philosopher Mario Bunge masterfully integrates socio-political theory into a philosophical exploration of power and resource distribution in the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBunge contends that even recent political thinkers have generally failed to address the political underpinnings of topical issues. Environmental degradation, gender and race discriminations, participative democracy, nationalism, imperialism, the North-South divide, resource wars, and the industrial-military complex have all largely been bypassed in political thinking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1.  Philosophical Background: Universal Ideas 2.  Citizen and Polity: Diversity and Unity 3.  Values and Morals: Individual and Social 4.  Ideology: Issues and Ideals 5.  Contention and Negotiation 6.  Public Governance  7.  Scientifi c Input to Politics  8.  Technological Input to Politics  9.  Vision: Integral Democracy References Index of Names  Index of Subjects\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769436045655,"sku":"9781412855877","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/political-philosophy-9781412855877","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}