The
Best references for this course are Jean Hampton’s Political Philosophy (Boulder (Colorado): Westview Press, 1997), Will
Kymlicka’s Contemporary Political Philosophy (Oxford
[etc.]: University Press, 2nd ed. 2002),
and Adam Swift’s Political Philosophy: A beginner’s guide for students and
politicians (Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2014). The first two of these are advanced introductory works that
provide in-depth explorations of a few central issues in the field, yet they
are suitable for graduate students with little or no background in normative
political philosophy as well. Nevertheless, students with limited background
may find it useful to consult, in addition, textbooks aimed at a more
beginners’ level, such as David Miller’s Political Philosophy: A very short
introduction (Oxford University Press, 2003). Another general introduction
of a very basic but broad nature and with general coverage of almost all
current problems of political philosophy is Parvin, P., & Chambers, C. (2012). Political
philosophy: a complete introduction (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2012).
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There are
other very interesting works, although of a more global and specialised nature,
such as:
Goodin, R. E., & Pettit, P. (1993). A
companion to contemporary political philosophy. Oxford: Blackwell.
Bird, C. (2010). An introduction to political
philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wolff, J. (2006). An introduction to political
philosophy. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.
Smith, P. M. (2008). Moral and political
philosophy: key issues, concepts and theories. Basingstoke: Palgrave
Macmillan.
Estlund, D. M. (2012). The Oxford handbook of
political philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press.
Knowles, D. (2004). Political philosophy.
London: Routledge.
Christman, J. (2018). Social and political
philosophy: a contemporary introduction. London: Routledge.
Christiano, T., Christman, J. P. (2009). Contemporary
debates in political philosophy. Chichester, U.K.; Malden, MA:
Wiley-Blackwell. Finally and from a more historical perspective:
Klosko, G. (2013). The Oxford handbook of the history of political
philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |