An Introduction to Political Philosophy
THIS BOOK INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO MANY OF THE CENTRAL TOPICS OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND IN THE PROCESS TO MANY OF ITS MOST DISTINGUISHED FIGURES FROM PLATO TO JOHN RAWLS. BY ORGANIZING HIS BOOK AROUND MAJOR ISSUES, WOLFF PROVIDES THE STRUCTURE THAT BEGINNERS NEED. HE ALSO INTRODUCES SOME...
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THIS BOOK INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO MANY OF THE CENTRAL TOPICS OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND IN THE PROCESS TO MANY OF ITS MOST DISTINGUISHED FIGURES FROM PLATO TO JOHN RAWLS. BY ORGANIZING HIS BOOK AROUND MAJOR ISSUES, WOLFF PROVIDES THE STRUCTURE THAT BEGINNERS NEED. HE ALSO INTRODUCES SOME DISTINCTIVE IDEAS OF HIS OWN, ESPECIALLY ON SUCH MATTERS AS THE OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY, THE PERSUASIVENESS OF ANARCHISM, AND THE LIMITS OF THE RIGHT TO SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780199296095 (019929609X)
Publish date: March 23rd 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 228
Edition language: English