Professor Thom Brooks, Chair in Law and Government at Durham Law School, has published a new book: Political Philosophy: The Fundamentals published by Wiley-Blackwell.
The book introduces core topics within the field by engaging students in seminal works in both contemporary philosophy and the history of political thought. Requiring no previous background in the subject, this clear and comprehensible textbook equips readers with the necessary context for understanding different philosophical perspectives. Through eight succinct chapters, Brooks highlights important contributions made from political philosophers from the past and present to connect the history of political thought with ongoing debates.
Readers gain insights into various conceptions about the nature of freedom, different ways of understanding equality, longstanding debates over punishment, questions concerning the value of human rights, issues of global justice and severe poverty, approaches to handling climate change and much more.
Get your own copy of Political Philosophy: The Fundamentals.
This book completes a four-book deal that Brooks signed with Blackwell producing a popular anthology The Global Justice Reader, now in a revised edition, an accompanying Global Justice: An Introduction and an edited book on Hegel's Philosophy of Right.
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- Visit Professor Thom Brooks' staff profile
- Find Professor Brooks' books on Wiley-Blackwell's website