Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology

The revised and updated edition of Goodin and Pettit’s highly-acclaimed contemporary political philosophy anthology, bringing together the field’s most important readings in a single volume

Unparalleled in the breadth and scope of its coverage, this newly-revised third edition traces the evolution of political philosophy as a contemporary practice, and raises important questions about the impact of current political events.

• Fully updated to include 49 contemporary and classic selections from the most distinguished scholars in political philosophy
• Offers expanded coverage of international affairs and political oppression
• Includes essays which represent a diversity of political and ideological positions, and features interdisciplinary voices in politics, law, and economics
• Edited by two of the field’s most highly-respected scholars
• The ideal collection of primary readings to accompany the Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, Second Edition (Wiley Blackwell, 2012) for coursework in political philosophy

Keywords:

Guide to contemporary political philosophy; resource to contemporary political philosophy; realism in political theory; moralism in political theory; political theory of justice; political innovation and conceptual change; journal of political philosophy; the liberal state; a feminist theory of the state; three varieties of political theory; invoking civil society; the public sphere; procedural democracy; deliberation and democratic legitimacy; dealing with difference from politics of ideas to a politics of presence; political representation; justice as fairness; distributive justice; justice engendered; political responsibility and structural injustice; superseding historic injustice; the dark side of human rights; a defence of abortion; justice and minority rights