The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy (Routledge Philosophy Companions)

__The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy__ is a comprehensive, definitive reference work, providing an up-to-date survey of the field, charting its history and key figures and movements, and addressing enduring questions as well as contemporary research. Features unique to the __Companion__ are: * an extensive coverage of the __history__ of social and political thought, including separate chapters on the development of political thought in the Islamic world, India, and China as well in modern Germany, France, and Britain * a focus on the core concepts and the normative foundations of social and political theory * a seven-chapter section devoted exclusively to __distributive justice__, the central issue of political philosophy since Rawls' __Theory of Justice__ * extensive coverage of global justice and international issues, which recently have emerged as vital topics * an eight-chapter section on issues in social and political philosophy. The __Companion__ is divided into eight thematic sections: The History of Social and Political Theory; Political Theories and Ideologies; Normative Foundations; The National State and Beyond; Distributive Justice; Political Concepts; Concepts and Methods in Social Philosophy; Issues in Social and Political Philosophy. Comprised of sixty-nine newly commissioned essays by leading scholars from throughout the world, __The Routledge Companion to Social and Political Philosophy__ is the most comprehensive and authoritative resource in social and political philosophy for students and scholars. Part 1: The History Of Social And Political Theory: 1. Plato / George Klosko -- 2. Aristotle /rachana Kamtekar -- 3. Augustine / Scott Mcdonald -- 4. Aquinas / Paul Sigmund -- 5. Medieval Political Thought / Cary J. Nederman -- 6. Machiavelli / Vickie B. Sullivan -- 7. Hobbes / S. A. Lloyd -- 8. Locke / Eric Mack -- 9. Rousseau / Christopher Bertram -- 10. Adam Smith And Hume / Steve Buckle -- 11. Kant / Oliver Sensen -- 12. Hegel / David Rose -- 13. Mill / C. L. Ten -- 14. Marx / David Leopold -- 15. Late 19th Century British Political Thought / Maria Dimova-cookson -- 16. 20th Century German Political Thought / James Bohman -- 17. 20th Century French Political Thought / Jeremy Jennings -- 18. Foucault / Thomas Dumm -- 19. The Political Thought Of China / Bai Tongdong -- 20. The Political Thought Of India / A. Raghuramaraju -- 21. Islamic Political Thought / Andrew March -- Part 2: Political Theories And Ideologies -- 22. Anarchism / Roderick Long --^ 23. Liberalism / Michael Freeden -- 24. Conservatism / John Kekes -- 25. Republicanism / Christian Nadeau -- 26. Marxism And Contemporary Political Thought / Alex Callinicos -- 27. Feminism / Penelope Deutscher -- 28. Environmentalism / Mathew Humphrey -- Part 3: Normative Foundations -- 29. Contractarianism / Claire Finkelstein -- 30. Contractualism And Political Liberalism / Aaron James -- 31. Utilitarianism And Consequentialism / Dale Miller -- 32. Perfectionism / Steven Wall -- 33. Pluralism / George Crowder -- 34. Virtue / Daniel Russell -- 35. Natural Law And Rights Theory / David S. Oderberg -- Part 4: Distributive Justice -- 36. Luck Egalitarianism / Zofia Stemplowska -- 37. The Difference Principle / Rex Martin -- 38. Left Libertarianism / Hillel Steiner -- 39. Libertarianism / John Meadowcroft -- 40. Desert / David Schmidtz -- 41. Needs And Distributive Justice / Gillian Brock -- 42. Capabilities And Social Justice / Ingrid Robeyns --^ 43. Justice And Future Generations / Clark Wolf -- Part 5: The National State And Beyond -- 44. Nationalism / Margaret Moore -- 45. Cosmopolitanism And Human Rights / David Reidy -- 46. Multiculturalism / Chandran Kukathas -- 47. Global Justice And Politics / Thom Brooks -- 48. Borders And Secession / David Miller -- 49. War / Fernando Teson -- Part 6: Political Concepts -- 50. Equality / Tom Christiano -- 51. Liberty / Katrin Flikschuh -- 52. Autonomy / Horacio Spector -- 53. Power / Peter Morris -- 54. Authority And Legitimacy / Fabienne Peter -- 55. Democracy / Bob Talisse -- 56. Rights / John Quong -- 57. Toleration / Peter Jones -- Part 7: Approaches And Methods In Social And Political Philosophy -- 58. Evolutionary Approaches / Jerry Gaus -- 59. Pragmatism / Cheryl Misak -- 60. Postmodernism / Todd May -- 61. Social Choice Theory / John Weymark -- 62. Rational Choice Theory / Peter Vanderschraaf -- 63. Discourse Theory / William Rehg --^ Part Viii: Issues In Social And Political Philosophy -- 64. Education / Harry Brighouse -- 65. Health / Norman Daniels -- 66. Marriage, Family, Sexuality / David Archard -- 67. Work / Nien-he Hsieh -- 68. Punishment / Mark R. Reiff -- 69. Terrorism / Tony Coady -- 70. Paternalism, Moralism, And Markets / Mark D. White -- 71. Religion In Public Life / Christopher J. Eberle And Kevin Vallier. Edited By Gerald Gaus And Fred D'agostino. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This comprehensive work provides an up-to-date survey of social and political philosophy, charting its history and key figures and movements, and addressing enduring questions as well as contemporary research