Politics: Key Concepts in Philosophy

by Iain M. Mackenzie

Book Overview

The extent and nature of rights; the sources of state power; the promises and pitfalls of democracy; how to achieve a just distribution of social goods; the claims of culture and gender on our identity: these are just some of the issues to have been addressed by political philosophers throughout history.
Politics: Key Concepts in Philosophy offers a thorough and stimulating account of political philosophy. The text is structured thematically...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826487947
• ISBN13: 9780826487940
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"