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Part 1: The History Of Social And Political Theory: 1. Plato / George Klosko -- 2. Aristotle /rachana Kamtekar -- 3. Augustine / Scott Mcdonald -- 4. Aquinas / Paul Sigmund -- 5. Medieval Political Thought / Cary J. Nederman -- 6. Machiavelli / Vickie B. Sullivan -- 7. Hobbes / S. A. Lloyd -- 8. Locke / Eric Mack -- 9. Rousseau / Christopher Bertram -- 10. Adam Smith And Hume / Steve Buckle -- 11. Kant / Oliver Sensen -- 12. Hegel / David Rose -- 13. Mill / C. L. Ten -- 14. Marx / David Leopold -- 15. Late 19th Century British Political Thought / Maria Dimova-cookson -- 16. 20th Century German Political Thought / James Bohman -- 17. 20th Century French Political Thought / Jeremy Jennings -- 18. Foucault / Thomas Dumm -- 19. The Political Thought Of China / Bai Tongdong -- 20. The Political Thought Of India / A. Raghuramaraju -- 21. Islamic Political Thought / Andrew March -- Part 2: Political Theories And Ideologies -- 22. Anarchism / Roderick Long --^ 23. Liberalism / Michael Freeden -- 24. Conservatism / John Kekes -- 25. Republicanism / Christian Nadeau -- 26. Marxism And Contemporary Political Thought / Alex Callinicos -- 27. Feminism / Penelope Deutscher -- 28. Environmentalism / Mathew Humphrey -- Part 3: Normative Foundations -- 29. Contractarianism / Claire Finkelstein -- 30. Contractualism And Political Liberalism / Aaron James -- 31. Utilitarianism And Consequentialism / Dale Miller -- 32. Perfectionism / Steven Wall -- 33. Pluralism / George Crowder -- 34. Virtue / Daniel Russell -- 35. Natural Law And Rights Theory / David S. Oderberg -- Part 4: Distributive Justice -- 36. Luck Egalitarianism / Zofia Stemplowska -- 37. The Difference Principle / Rex Martin -- 38. Left Libertarianism / Hillel Steiner -- 39. Libertarianism / John Meadowcroft -- 40. Desert / David Schmidtz -- 41. Needs And Distributive Justice / Gillian Brock -- 42. Capabilities And Social Justice / Ingrid Robeyns --^ 43. Justice And Future Generations / Clark Wolf -- Part 5: The National S
This volume investigates the foundational questions, historical development, and contemporary debates within the fields of social and political philosophy. Editors Fred D'Agostino and Gerald F. Gaus assemble a comprehensive collection of essays from leading scholars to map the intellectual terrain of the discipline. The text provides a structured framework that bridges classical political theory with modern normative concerns, offering a rigorous examination of how societies organize power, justice, and individual rights.
What You Will Find
Experts and academics frequently cite this work as a foundational reference text for students and researchers navigating the complexities of political philosophy. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a high-level resource for those seeking a structured overview of diverse theoretical traditions.
Page Count:
841
Publication Date:
2012-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203092236
ISBN-13:
9780203092231
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