You and the State - A Short Introduction to Political Philosophy

Informationen zum Autor By Jan Narveson Klappentext This unusual introduction to political philosophy draws on its history and main theories_classic liberal, democratic, socialist, radical_with an eye to how each sees the place of the individual in the political order. Zusammenfassung This unusual introduction to political philosophy draws on its history and main theories_classic liberal! democratic! socialist! radical_with an eye to how each sees the place of the individual in the political order. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface Part 2 Chapter One: What is political philosophy about? Why do it? Part 3 Chapter Two: Right and Might Part 4 Chapter Three: Pushing the Good - Conservatism and the Guardian State Part 5 Chapter Four: Classical Liberalism and the Minimal State Part 6 Chapter Five: Democracy - All Power to the People? Part 7 Chapter Six: The Modern (Welfare, Regulative) State Part 8 Chapter Seven: War and Peace, Immigration, Trade Part 9 Chapter Eight: Taking Anarchism Seriously

Product details

• Authors: Jan Narveson
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2008
• EAN: 9780742548442
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4844-2
• No. of pages: 228
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Elements of Philosophy; Elements of Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works