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An Introduction to Political Philosophy by Jonathan Wolff (Paperback, 1996)

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Product Description : What would life be like without the state? What justifies the state? Who should rule? How much liberty should the citizen enjoy? How should property be justly distributed? This book examines the central problems involved in political philosophy and the past attempts to respond to these problems. Jonathan Wolff looks at the works of Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, and Rawls (among others), examining how the debates between philosophers have developed, and searching for possible answers to these provocative questions. His final chapter looks at more recent issues, particularly feminist political theory.

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This book looks at the central problems involved in political philosophy and the various past attempts to solve these problems. What would life be like without the state, for example? What justifies the state? Who should rule? How much liberty should the citizen enjoy? How should property justly be distributed? Jonathan Wolff looks at these stimulating questions in the light of works like Plato'sRepublic, Hobbes' Leviathan, Locke's Two Treatises of Government, Rousseau's Social Contact, Mill's On Liberty, Marx's Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts and Rawls' Theory of Justice, and considers the debates which have developed between various philosophers. In this final chapter he also considers more recent issues, particularly that of feminist political theory.