We've recently published three new titles in the field of political philosophy that you might be interested in hearing more about. Firstly, two titles that have published in our Continuum Studies in Political Philosophy series:
Morality, Leadership, and Public Policy by Eric Thomas Weber (University of Mississippi) argues the practical benefits for public policy of a rigorous experimentalist approach to applying moral theory. Informed by the pragmatism of John Dewey, Weber begins moral inquiry by examining public problems and then makes use of the tools of philosophy and intelligent inquiry to alleviate them.
Rousseau and Revolution, which is edited by Holger Ross Lauritsen and Mikkel Thorup (both University of Aarhus, Denmark), is a collection of essays from an international team of scholars exploring Rousseau’s thinking on revolution, political violence and democracy. The book touches on such issues as citizenship, activism, terrorism and the State and in doing so reveals Rousseau to be an important source of insight into contemporary political problems.
Finally, Utilitarian Philosophy and Politics, which is by James E. Crimmins (University of Western Ontario) and published in our Continuum Studies in British Philosophy series, explores Jeremy Bentham’s political philosophy in its historical and intellectual context and in the light of his own later re-assessment of his philosophical project. By attempting to look again at the context in which Bentham was writing and his self-conscious concern with his own legacy, this book offers a new account of this major political thinker.
Previews of all three titles are available here:
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