New Essays in Political and Social Philosophy: Volume 29, Part 1

This volume represents a contribution to the investigation of issues of political and social philosophy.

Ellen Frankel Paul (Edited by), Fred D. Miller, Jr (Edited by), Jeffrey Paul (Edited by)

9781107604537, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 30 August 2013

356 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 1.8 cm, 0.5 kg

Whether it is a result of nature, the consequence of a choice to escape the state of nature, or the outcome of some other process of deliberation, the fact of human association gives rise to recurrent themes in political and social philosophy. The character and requirements of justice, the profile of political legitimacy, and the relationship between the powers of government and the rights of the governed are some of the subjects of ongoing consideration and debate in the disciplines of philosophy, political theory, economics and law. This volume represents a contribution to the investigation of these issues of perennial interest and import, featuring essays whose authors hope to extend, deepen and, in some cases, move in new directions, the current state of discussion.

1. Political liberty: who needs it? Jason Brennan
2. State coercion and force Christopher W. Morris
3. Political legitimacy and economic liberty John Tomasi
4. Who owns what? Some reflections on the foundation of political philosophy Lloyd P. Gerson
5. Human reproductive interests: puzzles at the periphery of the property paradigm Donald C. Hubin
6. Why free trade is required by justice Fernando R. Tesón
7. Structural exploitation Matt Zwolinski
8. Rescuing justice from equality Steven Wall
9. Reinterpreting Rawls' The Law of Peoples Christopher Heath Wellman
10. Responsible choices, desert-based legal institutions and the challenges of contemporary neuroscience Michael S. Moore
11. Genocide and crimes against humanity: dispelling some of the conceptual fog Andrew Altman
12. Harm and the Volenti principle Gerald Dworkin
13. Education and the modern state Anthony O'Hear.

Subject Areas: Political science & theory [JPA], Politics & government [JP], Social & political philosophy [HPS]