Political philosophy: a beginners' guide for students and politicians
"This fourth edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy includes new material on nationalism, immigration and multiculturalism, as well as updated guides to further reading. Bringing political philosophy within the reach of all, this book provides us with...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "This fourth edition of Adam Swift's highly readable introduction to political philosophy includes new material on nationalism, immigration and multiculturalism, as well as updated guides to further reading. Bringing political philosophy within the reach of all, this book provides us with tools to cut through the complexities of modern politics"-- |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 243 Seiten 24 cm |
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| adam_text | Contents Preface viii Preface to Fourth Edition xi Introduction Further reading 1 10 Part 1: Social Justice Concept v. conceptions: the case of justice Hayek v. social justice Rawls: justice as fairness Nozick: justice as entitlement Popular opinion: justice as desert Social justice v. global justice Conclusion Further reading 13 14 21 23 31 39 47 52 53 Part 2: Democracy What is democracy? Degrees of democracy 1 Directness or indirectness of the decision 2 Accountability of representatives 55 57 60 60 62
vi Contents 3 Equality (of opportunity) for influence 4 Scope of authority of democratic will Procedures and outcomes Is democracy paradoxical? Subjectivism, democracy and disagreement The values of democracy Intrinsic 1: freedom as autonomy Intrinsic 2: self-realization Intrinsic 3: equality Instrumental 1: good or correct decisions Instrumental 2: intellectual and moral development of citizens Instrumental 3: perceived legitimacy Conclusion Further reading 64 66 68 71 74 77 78 81 82 86 92 93 95 96 Part 3: Liberalism and Community Correcting misunderstandings and misrepresentations Objection 1: Liberals assume that people are selfish or egoistic Objection 2: Liberals advocate a minimal state Objection 3: Liberals emphasize rights rather than duties or responsibilities Objection 4: Liberals believe that values are subjective or relative Objection 5: Liberals neglect the way in which individuals are socially constituted Objection 6: Liberals fail to see the significance of communal relations, shared values and a common identity Objection 7: Liberals wrongly think that the state can and should be neutral Summary Outstanding issues 1 Liberalism, neutrality and multiculturalism 2 Liberalism, the nation-state and global justice Conclusion Further reading 99 102 104 105 118 122 124 124 129 135 137 Part 4: Liberty Two concepts of liberty? Three distinctions between conceptions of liberty 1 Effective freedom v. formal freedom 139 140 142 142 106 110 113 115
Contents 2 3 Freedom as autonomy v. freedom as doing what one wants Freedom as political participation v. freedom beginning where politics ends Freedom, private property, the marketand redistribution Resisting the totalitarian menace Conclusion Further reading vii 146 150 154 162 171 172 Part 5: Equality The egalitarian plateau Equality of opportunity Gender equality Race and equality Equality and relativities: should we mind thegap? Positional goods Three positions that look egalitarianbut aren’t really 1 Utilitarianism (or any aggregative principle) 2 Diminishing principles, priority to the worse off, and maximin 3 Entitlement and sufficiency Equality strikes back Conclusion Further reading 175 177 181 188 194 201 209 211 212 213 215 216 223 224 Conclusion Further reading 226 230 Index 232
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