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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810788103321

Titolo

The Routledge companion to social and political philosophy / / edited by Gerald Gaus and Fred D'Agostino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-91952-4

0-203-09223-6

1-136-20207-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (868 p.)

Collana

Routledge philosophy companions

Altri autori (Persone)

D'AgostinoFred

GausGerald F

Disciplina

300.1

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy - History

Social sciences - Philosophy - History

Political sociology - Philosophy - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. The history of social and political theory -- pt. II. Political theories and ideologies -- pt. III. Normative foundations -- pt. IV. Distributive justice -- pt. V. The national state and beyond -- pt. VI. Political concepts -- pt. VII. Approaches -- pt. VIII. Issues in social and political philosophy.

Sommario/riassunto

The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy is a comprehensive, definitive reference work, providing an up-to-date survey of the field, charting its history and key figures and movements, and addressing enduring questions as well as contemporary research. Features unique to the Companion are:an extensive coverage of the history of social and political thought, including separate chapters on the development of political thought in the Islamic world, India, and China as well in modern Germany, France, and Britaina focus on the cor