Political philosophies in moral conflict / Peter S. Wenz.

By: Wenz, Peter S [author]
Language: English Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2007Description: xvii, 430 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780073132495Subject(s): Political science -- Philosophy | Political ethics | Compromise (Ethics) | State, The | Social conflict | Social justiceDDC classification: 320.01 LOC classification: JA71 | .W445 2007Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. God's Will and Natural Law -- 2. Utilitarianism -- 3. Libertarianism and the Harm Principle -- 4. Libertarianism and Property Rights -- 5. Free-Market Conservatism -- 6. Rawls's Liberal Contractarianism -- 7. Communitarianism and Moral Conservatism -- 8. Deliberative Democracy, Multiculturalism, and the Limits of Tolerance -- 9. Feminism -- 10. Environmentalism -- 11. Cosmopolitanism -- Conclusion.
Summary: Presents the theories and issues of political philosophy as tools for understanding and expressing the various views of the role of the state in people's lives. This book explores the impact of classic and contemporary philosophical theories as they affect the political structure of lives through a variety of controversial debates.
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Includes index

Includes bibliographical references

Introduction --
1. God's Will and Natural Law --
2. Utilitarianism --
3. Libertarianism and the Harm Principle --
4. Libertarianism and Property Rights --
5. Free-Market Conservatism --
6. Rawls's Liberal Contractarianism --
7. Communitarianism and Moral Conservatism --
8. Deliberative Democracy, Multiculturalism, and the Limits of Tolerance --
9. Feminism --
10. Environmentalism --
11. Cosmopolitanism --
Conclusion.

Presents the theories and issues of political philosophy as tools for understanding and expressing the various views of the role of the state in people's lives. This book explores the impact of classic and contemporary philosophical theories as they affect the political structure of lives through a variety of controversial debates.

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