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839831
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Tuckness, Alex Scott,1971-
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This is political philosophy : : an introduction /\ Alex Tuckness and Clark Wolf.
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| Publication Statement
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Chichester, UK ;Malden, MA :: John Wiley & Sons, Blackwell,, 2016.
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| Series Statement
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This is philosophy
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1 online resource
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1118766008
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: 9781118766002
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1118765958
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1118765974
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9781118765951
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9781118765975
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Title Page ; Copyright Page; Brief Contents ; Contents; How to€Use This Book; Preface; Part I Core Values in Political Philosophy ; Chapter 1 Happiness; Doing Political Philosophy; Happiness, Welfare, and€the€Aims of€Government; If You're Happy Do You€Know It?; The Pursuit of€Happiness; Whose happiness?; Can you€measure pleasure?; Future happiness; Pleasure and€pain; Is happiness fulfilling your desires?; Do the€ends justify the€means?; Nozick's experience machine; Happiness and€virtue; The case of€John Stuart Mill; Capabilities; Conflicts between liberty and€happiness.
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Conflicts between equality and€happinessHappiness and€Government; Happiness and€Public Goods; Free Riding and€Small Contributions; Philosophical objections; Should We€Evaluate Political Institutions According to€their€Ability€to€Make People Happy?; References and Further Reading; Online Resources; Chapter 2 Freedom; The Meaning of€Freedom; The Fundamental Question; What Is Freedom? And€Who Is Free?; Subjective and€objective freedom; What counts as€restraining freedom?; Freedom and€consent; Republican liberty; Private freedom and€public freedom; Negative and€positive liberty.
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Feminist Critique: The€Public-Private Distinction and€Power RelationsCommunitarian Critique: Alternatives to€Individualism; Cosmopolitan Critique: The€Demands of€Global Justice; Conclusion; References and Further Reading; Online Resources; Part II Problems of Authority and Legitimacy ; Chapter 5 Democracy ; Democracy and Political Self-Governance ; What Is Democracy?; Who Gets to€Participate?; Constitutional Democracy and€Rights; Sources of€rights; Claim and€liberty rights; Interest and€choice theories of€rights; Benefits of€Democracy: The€Instrumental Case.
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Paternalism, the Harm Principle, and MoralismPaternalism; The harm principle; Moralism; Can (and should) we avoid moralism?; Conclusion; References and Further Reading; Online Resources; Chapter 3 Equality; Introduction; How Unequal Are People in the United States?; Against Equality: A Politics of Procrustes?; Unequal Treatment and Discrimination; Equality as a Baseline?; Equality of Resources and Luck Egalitarianism; First objection: Disabilities; Second objection: Slavery of the talented; Third objection: Expensive tastes; Equality of Opportunity; Should we level down?
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What does equality of€opportunity require?Inequalities in€the€Real World; Inequality or Deprivation?; Is Sufficiency Enough?; Complex Equality; Race, Gender, and€the€Social Construction of€Inequalities; Affirmative Action; Conclusion; References and Further Reading; Online Resources; Chapter 4 Justice; Justice: A€Brief Introduction; Rawls's Theory of€Justice; The original position and€the€veil of€ignorance; Rawls's two principles of€justice; The Libertarian Critique: Individual Liberty Restricts€Redistribution; Utilitarian Critique: An€Alternative Rationale for€Redistribution.
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| Abstract
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This is Political Philosophy is an accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics. This text connects issues at the core of political philosophy with current, live debates in policy, politics, and law and addresses different ideals of political organization, such as democracy, liberty, equality, justice, and happiness. Written with great clarity, This is Political Philosophy is accessible and engaging to those who have little or no prior knowledge of political philosophy and is supported with supplemental pedagogical and instructor material on the This Is Philosophy series site.
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Political science-- Philosophy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.
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Political science-- Philosophy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Reference.
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| Dewey Classification
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320.01
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JA71
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Wolf, Clark,1962-
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