Should We Consent to Be Governed?: A Short Introduction to Political Philosophy

by Stephen Nathanson

Book Overview

Introduces students to political philosophy by raising a relevant, practical question that each of us faces -- What attitude ought we to adopt toward governments and laws? Beginning with this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534574165
• ISBN13: 9780534574161
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Useful as a supplement for high school or undergrads

This book provides helpful commentary and supplements classic readings in political philosophy; I paired it with primary texts by such authors as Plato, Hobbes, and Martin Luther King Jr. It is definitely introductory, and even my undergraduate students found it just a wee bit hand-holding in terms of interpreting the texts for them. However, it was the only text I could find that really laid out possible attitudes towards being governed, the way I wanted to teach the course. A useful framework, worth inspecting! If you're just beginning to wonder what to read in order to learn more about political philosophy, it's extraordinarily readable and clear.