An Introduction to Modern Political Philosophy: The Democratic Vision of PoliticsThis text aims to clearly explain the central ideas and concepts in modern political philosophy as well as the main differences between the dominant modern political ideologies; and to show how these various concepts and ideas fit together into a coherent vision of democratic politics. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Social Conditions for Democracy | 7 |
POLITICAL OBLIGATION | 34 |
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argued basic liberties benefits chapter civil disobedience claim classical liberals classical model communitarian convergent procedural democracy decision-making procedure defended democratic community democratic government democratic vision direct democracy duty to justice Dworkin economic equality economic inequalities egalitarian model elected elite model entitlement rights equality of opportunity example fair procedural democracy forms of community freedom idea ideal important individual liberty interest or common John Rawls Justice as Fairness justified Kymlicka laws MacIntyre market socialism model of convergent model of democracy model of fair modern political philosophy natural duty negative liberty nomic Nozick obligation to obey Oxford University Press perspective political equality political obligation political philosophers positive liberty primacy of rights public interest Rawls Rawls's requirements of justice requirements of social right to liberty right to rule right-holder rights to basic Ronald Dworkin Sandel sense social justice society special right Theory of Justice theory of political tion vision of politics York