{"product_id":"this-is-political-philosophy-9781118765975","title":"This Is Political Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is Political Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis an accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics. This text connects issues at the core of political philosophy with current, live debates in policy, politics, and law and addresses different ideals of political organization, such as democracy, liberty, equality, justice, and happiness. Written with great clarity, \u003ci\u003eThis is Political Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e is accessible and engaging to those who have little or no prior knowledge of political philosophy and is supported with supplemental pedagogical and instructor material on the This Is Philosophy series site.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvailable at\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wiley.com\/en-us\/thisisphilosophy\/thisispoliticalphilosophyanintroduction\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.wiley.com\/en-us\/thisisphilosophy\/thisispoliticalphilosophyanintroduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Use this Book xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Problem of Authority 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Happiness 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing Political Philosophy 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHappiness, Welfare, and the Aims of Government 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf You’re Happy Do You Know It? 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pursuit of Happiness 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhose happiness? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan you measure pleasure? 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture happiness 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePleasure and pain 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs happiness fulfilling your desires? 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo the ends justify the means? 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNozick’s Experience Machine 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHappiness and virtue 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe case of John Stuart Mill 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapabilities 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicts between liberty and happiness 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicts between equality and happiness 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHappiness and Government 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHappiness and Public Goods 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree Riding and Small Contributions 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophical objections 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould we evaluate political institutions according to their ability to make people happy? 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Freedom 31\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Meaning of Freedom 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fundamental Question 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Freedom? And Who Is Free? 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjective and objective freedom 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat counts as restraining freedom? 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom and consent 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepublican liberty 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivate freedom and public freedom 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNegative and positive liberty 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaternalism, the Harm Principle, and Moralism 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaternalism 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe harm principle 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoralism 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan (and should) we avoid moralism? 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Equality 54\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Unequal Are People in the United States? 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst Equality: A Politics of Procrustes? 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnequal Treatment and Discrimination 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality as a Baseline? 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality of Resources and Luck Egalitarianism 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst objection: Disabilities 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond objection: Slavery of the talented 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThird objection: Expensive tastes 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality of Opportunity 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould we level down? 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Does Equality of Opportunity Require? 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInequalities in the Real World 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInequality or Deprivation? 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Sufficiency Enough? 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Equality 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRace, Gender, and the Social Construction of Inequalities 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAffirmative Action 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Justice 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustice: A Brief Introduction 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRawls’s Theory of Justice 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe original principle and the veil of ignorance 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRawls’s two principles of justice 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Libertarian Critique: Individual Liberty Restricts Redistribution 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtilitarian Critique: An Alternative Rationale for Redistribution 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeminist Critique: The Public–Private Distinction and Power Relations 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunitarian Critique: Alternatives to Individualism 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosmopolitan Critique: The Demands of Global Justice 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Core Values in Political Philosophy 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Democracy 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocracy and Political Self]Governance 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Democracy? 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Gets to Participate? 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstitutional Democracy and Rights 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of rights 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClaim and liberty rights 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterest and choice theories of rights 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits of Democracy: The Instrumental Case 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWould a kind dictator be a bad thing? 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo the people know best? 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan representation help? 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Democratic Self]Governance Intrinsically Valuable? 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs There a Right to Democratic Self]Governance? 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are the Implications of a Right to Democratic Self]Governance? 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVoting and Representation: Interests or Ideals? 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes Democracy Rest on a Paradox? 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeliberative Democracy as a Solution? 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistorting Democracy: Persistent Minorities and Electoral Inequalities 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersistent minorities 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectoral inequalities 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo Democracies Decline and Fall? 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Obligation to Obey the Law 132\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking the Law 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMotives for breaking the law 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWays of breaking the law 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnjust laws 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre we obligated just because it is a law? 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow strong are our legal obligations? 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking the Law: A “How to” Guide 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCivil disobedience 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViolence 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat should be on the menu? 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat should we choose from the menu? 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples for ideal and nonideal agents 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo We Have an Obligation at All? 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsent 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGratitude 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFairness 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuty 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMembership 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Political Violence: War, Torture, and Punishment 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUmkhonto we Sizwe 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Violence? 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen (If Ever) Is Violence Justified? 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacifism 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGandhi’s pacifism 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRussell’s “relative pacifism” 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIus ad bellum: “Just War” and the Justification of Large]Scale Violence 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTesting Just War Theory 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVagueness 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManipulability 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIus in bello: Justice in the Conduct of War 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural Conflicts and the Laws of War 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePushing the Limits, I: Preemptive War 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePushing the Limits, II: When Are Captured Combatants “Prisoners of War?” 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePushing the Limits, III: Torture, “Enhanced Interrogation,” and Ticking Bombs 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePunishment 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRationales for punishment 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive future consequences 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesert 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSending a message 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar, torture, and punishment in political context 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Specific Topics 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Who Counts? 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Gets Justice? 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Guano Ring 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimals 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoral Standing and Moral Personhood 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDegrees of Moral Standing? The Constitutive View 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Moral Standing: The Constitutive View 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Characteristics and Abilities 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjections to the Constitutive View 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Case I: Fertilized Ova and Fetuses 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Case II: Childhood and Disability 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Case III: Distant Peoples and Future Generations 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Case IV: Posthumans? 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Case V: Ecosystems and the Natural World 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUpshot 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Religion and Politics 210\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and Politics 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Religion Special? 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe limits of toleration 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeutrality and religion 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeutrality of intent 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExemptions for nonreligious reasons 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMulticulturalism 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustifications for multiculturalism 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich policies would multiculturalism recommend? 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriticisms of multiculturalism 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom of religion, freedom of conscience, or freedom of culture? 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Religion Suspect in Politics? 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFour sample views on the environment 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReasons everyone can accept 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverlapping consensus 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShould religion and philosophy be treated the same? 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguing fairly 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Money, Lies, and Political Corruption 236\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLying Politicians 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is a lie? 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy do people lie? 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUtility 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntentions 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHugo Grotius and the rights approach 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVirtue 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA license to lie? 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSneaky ways to win an election 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen is lying justified? 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirty hands 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBribery and Corruption 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Blagojevich that different? 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual versus institutional corruption 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCampaign finance 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics and institutions 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust following orders 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho is responsible? 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompromise 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Resources 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 258\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406918558039,"sku":"9781118765975","price":28.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118765975.jpg?v=1730497556","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/this-is-political-philosophy-9781118765975","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}