The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy

The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy
Author: Robert L. Simon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0470756535

The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy brings together a collection of newly commissioned essays which examine fundamental issues in social and political theory. Written by leading social and political philosophers, each essay provides a map to the history of the issue at hand and a judicious assessment of the main arguments that have been brought to bear upon that issue.

Political Philosophy

Political Philosophy
Author: Adam Swift
Publisher: Polity
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2014
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0745652379

Bringing political philosophy out of the ivory tower and within the reach of all, this book provides us with the tools to cut through the complexity of modern politics.

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory
Author: Martin P. Golding
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0470779861

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory is a handy guide to the state of play in contemporary philosophy of law and legal theory. Comprises 23 essays critical essays on the central themes and issues of the philosophy of law today, written by an international assembly of distinguished philosophers and legal theorists Each essay incorporates essential background material on the history and logic of the topic, as well as advancing the arguments Represents a wide variety of perspectives on current legal theory

The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics

The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics
Author: Peter Kivy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2009-02-09
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1405143061

The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics is the most authoritativesurvey of the central issues in contemporary aesthetics available.The volume features eighteen newly commissioned papers on theevaluation of art, the interpretation of art, and many other formsof art such as literature, movies, and music. Provides a guide to the central traditional and cutting edgeissues in aesthetics today. Written by a distinguished cast of contributors, includingPeter Kivy, George Dickie, Noël Carroll, Paul Guyer, TedCohen, Marcia Eaton, Joseph Margolis, Berys Gaut, NicholasWolterstrorff, Susan Feagin, Peter Lamarque, Stein Olsen, FrancisSparshott, Alan Goldman, Jenefer Robinson, Mary Mothersill, DonaldCrawford, Philip Alperson, Laurent Stern and Amie Thomasson. Functions as the ideal text for undergraduate and graduatecourses in aesthetics, art theory, and philosophy of art.

This Is Political Philosophy

This Is Political Philosophy
Author: Alex Tuckness
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2016-12-16
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1118766008

This is Political Philosophy is 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, This is Political Philosophy 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. Available at https://www.wiley.com/en-us/thisisphilosophy/thisispoliticalphilosophyanintroduction

The Individual and the Political Order

The Individual and the Political Order
Author: Norman E. Bowie
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1998
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780847687800

Written in an accessible yet sophisticated style, The Individual and the Political Order, Third Edition is a text appropriate for students at all levels. This thoroughly revised edition challenges its readers to critically respond to a sustained defense of liberalism. Additions include examinations of communitarian and feminist critiques of liberalism, discussions of hate speech regulations, responses to the most recent work of Rawls, and a study of humanitarian intervention efforts in other countries. An expanded and updated bibliography as well as new study questions for each chapter make this an extremely useful text.

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Author: Richard Kraut
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1405153148

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethicsilluminates Aristotle’s ethics for both academics andstudents new to the work, with sixteen newly commissioned essays bydistinguished international scholars. The structure of the book mirrors the organization of theNichomachean Ethics itself. Discusses the human good, the general nature of virtue, thedistinctive characteristics of particular virtues, voluntariness,self-control, and pleasure.

The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic

The Blackwell Guide to Plato's Republic
Author: Gerasimos Santas
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1405150254

The Blackwell Guide to Plato’s Republic consists ofthirteen new essays written by both established scholars andyounger researchers with the specific aim of helping readers tounderstand Plato’s masterwork. This guide to Plato’s Republic is designed to helpreaders understand this foundational work of the Westerncanon. Sheds new light on many central features and themes of theRepublic. Covers the literary and philosophical style of theRepublic; Plato’s theories of justice and knowledge;his educational theories; and his treatment of the divine. Will be of interest to readers who are new to theRepublic, and those who already have some familiarity withthe book.

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Author: Stephen P. Turner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2003-01-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780631215387

The Blackwell Guide to the Philosophy of the Social Sciences collects newly commissioned essays that examine fundamental issues in the social sciences.