Synopses & Reviews
Political philosophy has become an increasingly active area of research over the past four decades. In response to the growing interest in the field, this new edition of
A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy has been extended significantly to include fifty-five chapters across two volumes written by some of today’s most distinguished scholars.
Straddling analytic and continental philosophy, the first part of the Companion considers the contributions of economics, history, law, political science, international relations and sociology to normative political thought. The collection then provides analyses of eight live political ideologies, including new chapters on Cosmopolitanism and Fundamentalism, and detailed discussions of key concepts, with much expanded coverage of international politics and global justice.
An essential reference for anyone interested in this dynamic field, the new edition of A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy is the most current and comprehensive resource available.
Review
"This volume does contemporary political philosophy proud.... the real quality of the volume like this is a function of its contributions, and the pieces here could hardly be bettered."
Utilitas "It will provide an unrivalled overview of the principal positions and debates in political philosophy over the past thirty years or so. It should establish itself as the standatd one-volume reader for some time to come." Daniel Weinstock, University of Montreal
Synopsis
This new edition of
A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophyhas been extended significantly to include 55 chapters across two volumes written by some of today's most distinguished scholars.
- New contributors include some of today’s most distinguished scholars, among them Thomas Pogge, Charles Beitz, and Michael Doyle
- Provides in-depth coverage of contemporary philosophical debate in all major related disciplines, such as economics, history, law, political science, international relations and sociology
- Presents analysis of key political ideologies, including new chapters on Cosmopolitanism and Fundamentalism
Includes detailed discussions of major concepts in political philosophy, including virtue, power, human rights, and just war
Synopsis
An essential reference for anyone interested in this dynamic field, the new edition of A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophyis the most current and comprehensive resource available.
Synopsis
An essential reference for anyone interested in this dynamic field, the new edition of
A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy is the most current and comprehensive resource available.
- Expanded second edition brings together fifty-five chapters on current thinking in political philosophy
- New contributors include some of today’s most distinguished scholars, among them Thomas Pogge, Charles Beitz, Michael Doyle and Antony Quinton
- Provides in-depth coverage of contemporary philosophical debate in all major disciplines
- Presents analysis of key political ideologies, including new chapters on Cosmopolitanism and Fundamentalism
- Includes detailed discussions of major concepts in political philosophy, including virtue, power, human rights, and just war
About the Author
Robert Goodin is a Distinguished Professor jointly of Philosophy and of Social & Political Theory in the Research School of Social Sciences and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. General Editor of a 10-volume series of Oxford
Handbooks of Political Science and founding editor of
Blackwell’s Journal of Political Philosophy, Goodin served as co-editor of the
British Journal of Political Science and
Associate Editor of Ethics.
Philip Pettit, formerly of the Australian National University, is now L.S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values in Princeton University. He works in moral and political theory and on background issues in philosophical psychology and social ontology.
Thomas Pogge is Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professorial Fellow at the ANU Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. He is editor for social and political philosophy for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Notes on Contributors.
Part I: Disciplinary Contributions:.
1. Analytical philosophy: Philip Pettit (Princeton University).
2. Continental Philosophy: Davis West (Australian National University).
3. History: Richard Tuck (Harvard University).
4. Sociology: Kieran Healy (University of Arizona).
5. Economics: Geoffrey Brennan (Australian National University).
6. International Political Economy: Richard Higgott (University of Warwick).
7. Political Science: Robert E, Goodin (Australian National University).
8. International Relations: Helen Milner (Princeton University).
9. Legal studies: Tom Campbell (Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia).
Part II: Major Ideologies:.
10. Anarchism: Richard Sylvan (Australian National University) with Robert Sparrow (Monash University).
11. Conservatism: Anthony Quinton, Baron of Holywell (Trinity College, Oxford) with Anne Norton (University of Pennsylvania).
12. Cosmpolitanism: Thomas Pogge (Columbia University and Australian National University).
13. Feminism: Jane J. Mansbridge (Harvard University) and Susan Moller Okin (Stanford University).
14. Liberalism: Alan Ryan (New College, Oxford).
15. Marxism: Barry Hindess (Australian National University).
16. Fundamentalisms: R. Scott Appleby (University of Notre Dame).
17. Socialism: Peter Self (London School of Economics) with Michael Freeden (Oxford University).
Part III: Special Topics:.
18. Autonomy: Gerald Dworkin (University of California, Davis).
19. Civil Society: Rainer Forst (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University).
20. Community and Multiculturalism: Will Kymlicka (Queen's University, Kingston).
21. Contract & Consent: Jean Hampton (University of Arizona).
22. Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law: C. L. Ten (National University).
23. Corporatism and Syndicalism: Bob Jessop (University of Lancaster, UK).
24. Criminal Justice: Nicola Lacey (London School of Economics).
25. Democracy: Amy Gutmann (University of Pennsylvania).
26. Dirty Hands: C. A. J. Coady (University of Melbourne).
27. Discourse: Ernesto Laclau (University of Essex, UK).
28. Distributive Justice: Peter Vallentyne (University of Missouri).
29. Efficiency: Russell Hardin (New York University).
30. Environmentalism : John Passmore (Australian National University) with Stephen Gardiner (University of Washington).
31. Equality: Richard Arneson (University of California).
32. Federalism: William H. Riker (University of Rochester) with Andreas Føllesdal (University of Oslo).
33. Historical Justice: Martha Minow (Harvard University).
34. Human Rights: Charles Beitz (Princeton University).
35. International Distributive Justice: Philippe Van Parijs (Université Catholique de Louvain).
36. Intellectual Property: Seana Shiffrin (UCLA).
37. Just War: Jeff McMahan (Rutgers University).
38. Legitimacy: Richard E. Flathman (Johns Hopkins University).
39. Liberty: Chandran Kukathas (University of Utah).
40. Personhood: Timothy Mulgan (University of St. Andrews, UK).
41. Power: Frank Lovett (Washington University).
42. Property: Andrew Reeve (University of Warwick).
43. Republicanism: Knud Haakonssen (University of Sussex).
44. Responsibility: Personal, Collective, Corporate: Christopher Wellman (Washington University).
45. Rights: Jeremy Waldron (New York University).
46. Secession and Nationalism: Allen Buchanan (Duke University).
47. Sociobiology: Allan Gibbard (University of Michigan).
48. Sovereignty and Humanitarian Military Intervention: Michael Doyle (Columbia University).
49. State: Patrick Dunleavy (London School of Economics).
50. States of Emergency: David Dyzenhaus (University of Toronto).
51. Toleration: Stephen Macedo (Princeton University).
52. Totalitarianism: Eugene Kamenka (Australian National University).
53. Trust and Social Capital: Bo Rothstein (University of Gotenberg).
54. Virtue: William A. Galston.
55. Welfare: Alan Hamlin (University of Manchester, UK).
Index