Social and Political Philosophy: Classic and Contemporary Readings / Edition 1

by Andrea Veltman

Overview

Social and Political Philosophy: Classic and Contemporary Readings is a comprehensive primary-source anthology of readings on social and political thought. Ranging from ancient classics to contemporary works, this unique text combines the essential classics in the field—including the work of ancient Greek political philosophers and modern social contract theorists—with a significant amount of contemporary work on issues pertaining to poverty, drug legalization, multiculturalism, race, gender, and class. It also integrates contemporary feminist perspectives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195424294
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/15/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 6.90(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

1. Plato and AristotlePlato, CritoPlato, RepublicAristotle, Politics2. Modern Social/Political PhilosophersThomas Hobbes, LeviathanJohn Locke, Second Treatise of GovernmentJohn Locke, On TolerationJean-Jacques Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin of InequalityJean-Jacques Rousseau, On the Social ContractDavid Hume, Of the Original Contract3. John Stuart Mill and Harriet TaylorJohn Stuart Mill, On LibertyJohn Stuart Mill, On the Subjection of WomenHarriet Taylor, Enfranchisement of Women4. Karl Marx and Fredrick EngelsKarl Marx and Fredrick Engels, Economic and Philosophical ManuscriptsKarl Marx and Fredrick Engels, The Communist Manifesto5. Hannah Arendt and Jürgen HabermasHannah Arendt, The Human ConditionJ:urgen Habermas, "The Public Sphere"J:urgen Habermas, "Three Normative Models of Democracy"6. John Rawls and John HospersJohn Rawls, A Theory of JusticeJohn Hospers, "What Libertarianism Is"7. Carole Pateman and Charles MillsCarole Pateman, The Sexual ContractCharles Mills, The Racial Contract8. Michael Walzer and Susan Moller OkinMichael Walzer, Spheres of JusticeMichael Walzer, "Terrorism: A Critique of Excuses"Susan Moller Okin, Justice, Gender, and the FamilySusan Moller Okin, "Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?"9. Charles Taylor and Will KymlickaCharles Taylor, "Atomism"Charles Taylor, Multiculturalism and the Politics of RecognitionWill Kymlicka, Multicultural Citizenship