num_pages: 264
description: This accessible and user-friendly text will prove invaluable to any student coming to social and political philosophy for the first time. It provides a broad survey of fundamental social and political questions in modern society, as well as clear, accessible discussions of the philosophical issues central to political thought.Topics covered the foundations of political authority, the nature and grounds of economic justice, the limits of tolerance, considerations of community, race, gender, and culture in questions of justice, and radical critiques of current political theories.
language: English
title: Social and Political Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction
titlecomplete: Social and Political Philosophy: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy)
genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Philosophy
ratings_count: 57
series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
publisher: Routledge