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Political Philosophy: An Introduction

Political Philosophy: An Introduction

Brennan, Jason

Paperback

Series: Libertarianism.Org Guides, Book 1

Philosophy

ISBN10: 1944424059
ISBN13: 9781944424053
Publisher: Cato Inst
Published: Feb 10 2016
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.00
Language: English

Most political debate is superficial. Just turn on cable news. Philosophy is for people who want to understand the deep questions. The goal of political philosophy is to determine the standards by which we judge different institutions good or bad, just or unjust. Some people might think they don't have much need of political philosophy: Who cares about wishy-washy obtuse notions of justice? I'm a pragmatist. I just want to know what works. But this isn't a way of avoiding political philosophy; it's a way of being dogmatic about it. Before we can just do what works, we have to know what counts as working. This book serves as an introduction to some of the major theories of justice, to the arguments philosophers have made for and against these theories, and, ultimately, to how to be more thoughtful and rigorous in your own thinking.

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