An introduction to social and political philosophy a question-based approach /

Social and political philosophy, unlike other fields and disciplines, involves conflict, disagreement, deliberation, and action. This text takes a new approach and understands philosophy not so much as a story of great thinkers or as a collection of philosophical positions but as a series of debates...

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Main Author: Schmitt, Richard, 1927-
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009.
Series:Elements of philosophy.
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