By Gerald F. Gaus,Fred D'Agostino

ISBN-10: 0415874564

ISBN-13: 9780415874564

ISBN-10: 1138064874

ISBN-13: 9781138064874

The Routledge spouse to Social and Political Philosophy is a entire, definitive reference paintings, supplying an updated survey of the sphere, charting its heritage and key figures and pursuits, and addressing enduring questions in addition to modern learn. gains specific to the Companion are:



  • an vast insurance of the history of social and political suggestion, together with separate chapters at the improvement of political concept within the Islamic global, India, and China in addition in glossy Germany, France, and Britain

  • a specialize in the middle ideas and the normative foundations of social and political theory

  • a seven-chapter part committed completely to distributive justice, the valuable factor of political philosophy considering Rawls' Theory of Justice

  • extensive insurance of world justice and overseas concerns, which lately have emerged as important topics

  • an eight-chapter part on concerns in social and political philosophy.

The Companion is divided into 8 thematic sections: The heritage of Social and Political idea; Political Theories and Ideologies; Normative Foundations; The nationwide nation and past; Distributive Justice; Political techniques; ideas and strategies in Social Philosophy; matters in Social and Political Philosophy.


Comprised of sixty-nine newly commissioned essays through top students from during the global, The Routledge better half to Social and Political Philosophy is the main finished and authoritative source in social and political philosophy for college students and scholars.

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