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An Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
A Question-Based ApproachElements of Philosophy
59,99 € |
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Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
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Veröffentl.: | 16.06.2009 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9780742565265 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 318 |
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Beschreibungen
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 reader's 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.
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.
Chapter 1 Preface
<br>Chapter 2 How to Use This Book
<br>Chapter 3 Freedom: Possession or Process?
<br>Chapter 4 The Citizen and the Government
<br>Chapter 5 Property and Rights
<br>Chapter 6 Democracy
<br>Chapter 7 Why is Freedom Important?
<br>Chapter 8 Review Questions
<br>Chapter 9 Questions for Reflection and Debate
<br>Chapter 10 Suggested Reading
<br>Chapter 11 Notes
<br>Chapter 2 How to Use This Book
<br>Chapter 3 Freedom: Possession or Process?
<br>Chapter 4 The Citizen and the Government
<br>Chapter 5 Property and Rights
<br>Chapter 6 Democracy
<br>Chapter 7 Why is Freedom Important?
<br>Chapter 8 Review Questions
<br>Chapter 9 Questions for Reflection and Debate
<br>Chapter 10 Suggested Reading
<br>Chapter 11 Notes
<b>Richard Schmitt Ph.D.</b> 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
<i>Introduction to Marx and Engels</i> and
<i>Towards a New Socialism</i>.
<i>Introduction to Marx and Engels</i> and
<i>Towards a New Socialism</i>.