Political Philosophy (Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 9, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780521695596
Subjects: Social & political philosophy; Philosophy; General; Philosophy / General; Political; Political science
Description: This new collection of essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy looks at a wide range of topics in political philosophy ranging from issues such as terrorism, egalitarianism and the just war to considerations of the political philosophy of Edmund Burke, of philosophical liberalism and of the current state of utilitarianism in political thought. There are also treatments of the role of innocence and of emotion in political discourse.