Moral and political philosophy : key issues, concepts and theories /
By: Smith, Paul.
Publisher: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008Description: ix, 254 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 0230552757; 9780230552753:; 9780230552753; 9780230552760; 0230552765.Subject(s): Law and ethics | Political ethics | Ethics | Political science -- Philosophy | Social ethicsDDC classification: 170Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-250) and index.
Drug laws -- Justifications of punishment -- Civil disobedience : is there a duty to obey the law? -- Global poverty -- Liberty -- Liberty-limiting principles -- Rights -- Equality and social justice -- Moral relativism -- Utilitarianism -- Kantian moral philosophy -- John Rawls's theory of justice -- Concluding remarks.
This text provides a comprehensive examination of key concepts and theories in moral and political philosophy. With a clear focus on the essentials of each topics, Smith presupposes no prior knowledge and relates moral philosophy to social and political issues.