An Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy: A Question-based Approach - Couverture souple

Schmitt, Richard

 
9780742564138: An Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy: A Question-based Approach
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0742564134 ISBN 13 : 9780742564138
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2009

Synopsis

Social and political philosophy, unlike other fields and disciplines, involves conflict, disagreement, deliberation, and action. This text takes a new approach and understands philosophy not so much as a story of great thinkers or as a collection of philosophical positions but as a series of debates and disagreements in which students must participate. Adopting what may be called an active learning method, Richard Schmitt, who has long taught social and political philosophy in the Ivy Leagues as well at state colleges, presents a range of problems and debates which engage the core question of freedom. Too often, students are bewildered, and then bored, by highly abstract philosophical questions because they are unable to connect those abstract issues to their own life experiences. This text immediately connects issues and experiences, and provides integrated, on-going questions to spark dialogue, whether in class settings or in the readers own mind, and to help students form strong arguments with good reasons for their positions. In the course of examining different current controversies, the book develops theories of democracy, equality, the state, property, autonomy, and the role of morality in politics, all of which are standard for courses in social and political philosophy.

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À propos de l?auteur

Richard Schmitt Ph.D. is emeritus professor of philosophy at Brown University. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow and has published widely in modern political philosophy, with special focus on Marxism and critical theory. His books include Introduction to Marx and Engels and Towards a New Socialism.

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Éditeur
Rowman & Littlefield
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0742564134
ISBN 13 
9780742564138
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
318
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0742564126 ISBN 13 :  9780742564121
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2009
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