An introduction to political philosophy /
Wolff, Jonathan,
An introduction to political philosophy / Jonathan Wolff. - Fourth edition. - xvi, 256 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index.
Introduction -- 1. The State of Nature -- 2. Justifying the State -- 3. Who Should Rule? -- 4. The Place of Liberty? -- 5. The Distribution of Property? -- 6. Justice for Everyone, Everywhere? -- Guide to Further Reading.
"The idea for writing the book dates all the way back to the 1970s. I had read a novel in which a character reads a critical history of political philosophy, and I thought I'd love to work through such a book. But I never found the right one, and so, when eventually I had the chance, I decided to write something like it myself. My training and instincts as a philosopher, rather than a historian of ideas, made it more natural for me to write a problem-based, rather than theorist-based, text, and so this is not exactly the book I wanted to read. Nevertheless, it has found its place as a way into political philosophy for many students. I'm always gratified when I meet people who tell me it was one of the first books of political philosophy they read, and stimulated them to take their studies further. That is the whole point of the book"--
9780192847904 0192847902
2022943643
Political science--Philosophy.
JA71 / .W67 2023
320.01
An introduction to political philosophy / Jonathan Wolff. - Fourth edition. - xvi, 256 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index.
Introduction -- 1. The State of Nature -- 2. Justifying the State -- 3. Who Should Rule? -- 4. The Place of Liberty? -- 5. The Distribution of Property? -- 6. Justice for Everyone, Everywhere? -- Guide to Further Reading.
"The idea for writing the book dates all the way back to the 1970s. I had read a novel in which a character reads a critical history of political philosophy, and I thought I'd love to work through such a book. But I never found the right one, and so, when eventually I had the chance, I decided to write something like it myself. My training and instincts as a philosopher, rather than a historian of ideas, made it more natural for me to write a problem-based, rather than theorist-based, text, and so this is not exactly the book I wanted to read. Nevertheless, it has found its place as a way into political philosophy for many students. I'm always gratified when I meet people who tell me it was one of the first books of political philosophy they read, and stimulated them to take their studies further. That is the whole point of the book"--
9780192847904 0192847902
2022943643
Political science--Philosophy.
JA71 / .W67 2023
320.01