Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction (2nd edn)
Will Kymlicka
Abstract
Contemporary Political Philosophy has been revised to include many of the most significant developments in Anglo-American political philosophy in the last eleven years, particularly the new debates on political liberalism, deliberative democracy, civic republicanism, nationalism, and cultural pluralism. The text now includes two new chapters on citizenship theory and multiculturalism, in addition to updated chapters on utilitarianism, liberal egalitarianism, libertarianism, socialism, communitarianism, and feminism. The many thinkers discussed include G. A. Cohen, Ronald Dworkin, William Galston, Carol Gilligan, R. M. Hare, Catherine Mackinnon, David Miller, Philippe Van Parijs, Susan Okin, Robert Nozick, John Rawls, John Roemer, Michael Sandel, Charles Taylor, Michael Walzer, and Iris Young.
Keywords:
political philosophy,
political theory,
political liberalism,
deliberative democracy,
civic republicanism,
nationalism,
cultural pluralism,
citizenship theory,
multiculturalism,
utilitarianism
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- Sep 2001
- Print ISBN-13:
- 9780198782742
- Published online:
- Sep 2017
- DOI:
- 10.1093/hepl/9780198782742.001.0001
© Will Kymlicka 2002