What's the point of political philosophy? / Jonathan Floyd.

By:

Floyd, Jonathan [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Medford, Massachusetts : Polity, c2019.Description: vii, 157 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781509524198 (paperback)

Subject(s):

Political science -- Philosophy

LOC classification:

JA71 F66 2019

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Contents:

Introduction -- What? -- How? -- Why?

Summary: "Idiots burn books for the same reason philosophers write them – they matter. But why exactly do political philosophy books matter, not to mention the hundreds of articles published every year? In part because they are interesting, but also because they are influential. They are mind-altering and, in turn, world-altering. Political philosophers write their books for the same reason political revolutionaries read them – they change the world. In this short and original book, Jonathan Floyd explains three things: what political philosophy – can do it, and why you might want to. Accessibly written for those coming to the subject for the first time, it is also a must-read for scholars whose research takes in the nature, methods, and purposes of their field. It is also a must-burn for anyone who dreams of a dumber, thicker, less enlightened world."--Back cover

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- What? -- How? -- Why?

"Idiots burn books for the same reason philosophers write them – they matter. But why exactly do political philosophy books matter, not to mention the hundreds of articles published every year? In part because they are interesting, but also because they are influential. They are mind-altering and, in turn, world-altering. Political philosophers write their books for the same reason political revolutionaries read them – they change the world.

In this short and original book, Jonathan Floyd explains three things: what political philosophy – can do it, and why you might want to. Accessibly written for those coming to the subject for the first time, it is also a must-read for scholars whose research takes in the nature, methods, and purposes of their field. It is also a must-burn for anyone who dreams of a dumber, thicker, less enlightened world."--Back cover

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