Moral and Political Philosophy
eBook - PDF

Moral and Political Philosophy

Key Issues, Concepts and Theories

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Moral and Political Philosophy

Key Issues, Concepts and Theories

About this book

A clear and concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which critically analyses arguments about controversial and topical practical issues – drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the law, and global poverty.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. 1 Drug Laws
  8. 2 Justifications of Punishment
  9. 3 Civil Disobedience: Is There a Duty to Obey the Law?
  10. 4 Global Poverty
  11. 5 Liberty
  12. 6 Liberty-limiting Principles
  13. 7 Rights
  14. 8 Equality and Social Justice
  15. 9 Moral Relativism
  16. 10 Utilitarianism
  17. 11 Kantian Moral Philosophy
  18. 12 John Rawls's Theory of Justice
  19. Concluding Remarks
  20. Notes
  21. References
  22. Index