Contemporary political philosophy

Description

"This new edition of Will Kymlicka's best selling critical introduction to contemporary political theory has been fully revised to include many of the most significant developments in Anglo-American political philosophy in the last 11 years, particularly the new debates on political liberalism, deliberative democracy, civic republicanism, nationalism, and cultural pluralism." "The book now includes two new chapters on citizenship theory and multiculturalism, in addition to updated chapters on utilitarianism, liberal egalitarianism, libertarianism, Marxism, communitarianism, and feminism. Extended guides to further reading have been added at the end of each chapter, listing the most important books and articles on each school of thought, as well as relevant journals and web sites."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

It is generally accepted that the recent rebirth of normative political philosophy began with the publication of John Rawls's A Theory of Justice in 1971, and his theory would be a natural place to begin a survey of contemporary theories of justice.

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Other Editions

• Contemporary political philosophy: an introductionOxford University Press2002-01-01
• Contemporary political philosophyClarendon Press1990-01-01
• Contemporary Political PhilosophyOxford University Press, USA1991-02-21
• Contemporary Political PhilosophyOxford University Press, USA1991-02-21
• Contemporary Political PhilosophyOxford University Press, USA2001-10-31