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Political Philosophy

The Fundamentals
By Thom Brooks
Series: Fundamentals of Philosophy
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What is freedom? What are human rights? Are wars ever justified? Political Philosophy critically explores these and several related questions with the aim of introducing students to the most important and interesting work in the field. Everyday examples and lively discussion of key political philosophers and... Read More
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What is freedom? What are human rights? Are wars ever justified? This book explores these and several related questions with the aim of introducing students to the work in the field. It features everyday examples and discussions of key political philosophers and their ideas.

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What is freedom? What are human rights? Are wars ever justified? Political Philosophy critically explores these and several related questions with the aim of introducing students to the most important and interesting work in the field.

Everyday examples and lively discussion of key political philosophers and their ideas makes Political Philosophy an important resource for students coming to the subject for the first time.

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    What is freedom? What are human rights? Are wars ever justified? Political Philosophy critically explores these and several related questions with the aim of introducing students to the most important and interesting work in the field. Everyday examples and lively discussion of key political philosophers and their ideas makes Political Philosophy an important resource for students coming to the subject...
    By Thom Brooks
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405189378

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 256

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Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Fundamentals of Philosophy Thom Brooks

About the Author

Thom Brooks is Professor of Law and Government at Durham University and Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School. His edited publications include Global Justice: An Introduction, Climate Change for an Endangered World, Rawls’s Political Liberalism and The Global Justice Reader, Revised Edition.

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