Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology

by Robert E. Goodin (Editor), Philip Pettit (Editor)

This authoritative collection of the seminal texts in post-war political philosophy has now been updated and expanded.

Genres: Philosophy, Politics, Nonfiction, Political Science, Economics, Law

768 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 1997

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Reviews

[Scott]

This was a fantastic textbook for a political philosophy class at the University of South Florida, taught by Dr. Ofelia Schutte. The schedule of readings was as follows:

The State and Society
Taylor, “Invoking Civil Society,” pages 88-99 1/19
Pateman, “The Fraternal Social Contract,” pages 73-87

Democracy
Sunstein, “Preferences and Politics,” pages 126-143
Elster, “The Market and the Forum,” pages 144-158

Justice
Rawls, “Justice as Fairness,” pages 185-200
Nozick, “Distributive Justice,” pages 201-228
Sandel, “The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self,” pages 239-247
Young, “Polity and Group Difference,” pages 248-263

Rights
Dworkin, “Taking Rights Seriously,” pages 289-301
Shue, “Basic Rights,” pages 302-316
Kymlicka, “Justice and Minority Rights,” pages 327-349
Okin, “’Mistresses of Their Own Destiny,’” pages 575-590

Liberty and Oppression
Berlin, “Two Concepts of Liberty,” pages 369-386
Taylor, “What’s Wrong with Negative Liberty?” pages 387-397
Foucault, “Power, Right, and Truth,” pages 541-548

Equality
Walzer, “Complex Equality,” pages 484-493
Minow, “Justice Engendered,” pages 501-521

International Affairs
Pogge, “Migration and Poverty,” pages 710-720
Keohane, “Global Governance and Democratic Accountability,” pages 697-709
Held, “Democracy: From City-states to a Cosmopolitan Order?” pages 674-696

[Linnea]

The best anthology of political philosophy that I encountered during my Bachelor's degree in Political Science. It contains all the great contemporary theorists and their most important works. The only thing I missed were the editor's own reflections of the texts presented, which other anthologies often contain.

[Paul]

Looked promising and started out strong. Sadly the material receives very uneven treatment, heavily biased towards liberal viewpoints and topics and dismissing other views. The closing chapters give up on any pretence of wide coverage and concentrate on how to best apply redistributive justice.

[Poe Knows Things]

Okay anthology of political philosophy for lovers in Political Science. Roundup of the best marxists and their ideas of indoctrinating new generations.

[Albie]

Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) (1997)

[Alan Herrmann]

A very interesting book. Presents readings from many different authors with varied political viewpoints. A must read for anyone interested in political theory.

[Daniel Lamb]

Very long... Very complete... Very useful