{"product_id":"the-blackwell-guide-to-social-and-political-philosophy-isbn-9780631221272","title":"The Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Social and Political Philosophy – Sorting Out the Issues 1\u003cbr\u003e Robert L. Simon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Core Principles and the Liberal Democratic State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Political Obligation and Authority 17\u003cbr\u003e A. John Simmons\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Liberty, Coercion, and the Limits of the State 38\u003cbr\u003e Alan Wertheimer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Justice 60\u003cbr\u003e Christopher Heath Wellman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Equality 85\u003cbr\u003e Richard J. Arneson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Preference, Rationality, and Democratic Theory 106\u003cbr\u003e Ann E. Cudd\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Liberalism, Its Critics, and Alternative Approaches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Marx’s Legacy 131\u003cbr\u003e Richard W. Miller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Feminism and Political Theory 154\u003cbr\u003e Virginia Held\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Liberalism and the Challenge of Communitarianism 177\u003cbr\u003e James P. Sterba\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Liberal Theories and their Critics 197\u003cbr\u003e William Nelson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Pluralism, Diversity, and Deliberation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Deliberative Democracy 221\u003cbr\u003e James S. Fishkin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Citizenship and Pluralism 239\u003cbr\u003e Daniel M. Weinstock\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The New Enlightenment: Critical Reflections on the Political Significance of Race 271\u003cbr\u003e A. Todd Franklin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Religion and Liberal Democracy 292\u003cbr\u003e Christopher J. Eberle\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 321\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Robert Simon has assembled a strong, well-organized collection. The volume's contributors are distinguished and the essays have been chosen to convey a balanced picture of the field.\" \u003ci\u003eGeorge Sher, Rice University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This superbly edited volume addresses central questions surrounding the liberal democratic theory of the state. Both the advocates of contemporary expressions of liberal democratic theory and critics of those formulations receive a fair hearing. Excellent discussions of the values of liberty, justice, equality, individual rights, and democratic choice are included as well as timely discussions of pluralism and the treatment of groups in democratic theory.\" \u003ci\u003eNorman E. Bowie, University of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert L. Simon\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Hamilton College. He is author of numerous articles in social and political philosophy as well as \u003ci\u003eFair\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlay\u003c\/i\u003e (1991) and \u003ci\u003eNeutrality and the Academic Ethic\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Individual and the Political Order\u003c\/i\u003e, (third edition, 1998). He is currently working on issues in discourse ethics and on the ethics of competition in athletics, and is a past president of the International Association of the Philosophy of Sport.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Social and Political Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e 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 history of the issue at hand and a judicious assessment of the main arguments that have been brought to bear upon that issue.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe collection deals with traditional topics in social and political philosophy, such as liberty, authority, justice, and equality as well as with issues raised by diversity and pluralism within the democratic state. The contributors offer a sustained dialogue on the merits of liberal political theory and on the views of some of its critics. Each essay begins with an accessible introduction but develops into a philosophically acute evaluation of the issue in question.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe compilation is ideal as a self-standing text for an introductory or intermediate course in social and political philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990174023909,"sku":"NP9780631221272","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631221272.jpg?v=1761786788","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-blackwell-guide-to-social-and-political-philosophy-isbn-9780631221272","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}