While many anthologies cover ancient and modern classics, Political Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings is the only anthology to cover both modern classics and contemporary works. The issues covered are what seem the burning philosophical issues of our time: the justification of the State; theories of justice; liberty; State neutrality versus moral perfectionism; equality and equal opportunity; the nature and scope of rights; national sovereignty, cosmopolitanism, and World government; and International politics including foreign aid, military intervention and immigration. Each part begins with an introduction to the problems debated in that part. Each selection is introduced with a biographical sketch of the author and an abstract of the reading, so that students can obtain an orientation to what they are about to read.

Preface

General Introduction

Chapter I. Modern Classics

The Prince: Niccolo Machiavelli

Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes

Second Treatise of Government: John Locke

The Social Contract: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

"Of the Origin of Government" and "Of the Original Contract": David Hume

Reflections on the Revolution in France: Edmund Burke

A Vindication of the Rights of Women: Mary Wollstonecraft

The Communist Manifesto: Karl Marx and Friederich Engels

Critique of the Gotha Program: Karl Marx

On Liberty: John Stuart Mill

Chapter II. Justification of the State and Political Obligation: Why Should I Obey the Law?

In Defense of Anarchism: Robert Paul Wolff

Political Obligation and Consent: Harry Beran

Legal Obligation and the Duty of Fair Play: John Rawls

The Idea of a Legitimate State: David Copp

Is There a Prima Facie Obligation to Obey the Law?: M.B.E. Smith

Chapter III. Liberty: The Limits of the State and State Paternalism

Two Concepts of Liberty: Isaiah Berlin

Liberty and the Grounds for Coercion: Joel Feinberg

Paternalism: Gerald Dworkin

Liberty, Equality, and Merit: F.A. Hayek

Welfare Libertarianism: James Sterba

A Critique of Sterba's Defense of the Welfare State: Jan Narveson

There's No Such Thing As Free Speech and It's a Good Thing Too: Stanley Fish

If You're Paying, I'll Have Top Sirloin: Russell Roberts

Chapter IV. Theories of Justice

Justice as Convention: David Hume

A Libertarian Theory of Justice: Robert Nozick

Justice as Fairness: John Rawls

Justice: A Funeral Oration: Wallace Matson

Justice as a Virtue: Changing Conceptions: Alasdair MacIntyre

Distributive Justice: Nicholas Rescher

Chapter V. State Neutrality versus Perfectionism: Should the State Make People Moral?

The Enforcement of Morals: Patrick Devlin

Immorality and Treason: H.L.A. Hart

The Central Tradition: Classical Perfectionism: Robert George

Liberalism and Neutrality: Ronald Dworkin

Liberalism and the Neutral State: William Galston

Chapter VI. Equality: Its Nature and Value

Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality Among Men: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Justice and Equality: Gregory Vlastos

Equality As a Moral Ideal: Harry Frankfurt

Why the Emperor Has No Clothes: A Critique of Contemporary Egalitarianism: Louis P. Pojman

Liberty versus Equal Opportunity: James Fishkin

A Liberal Defense of Equality of Opportunity: William Galston

The Case for Affirmative Action: Albert Mosley

The Case Against Affirmative Action: Louis P. Pojman

Diversity: George Sher

Is Inheritance Immoral?: Sterling Harwood

Chapter VII. Rights

The Nature and Value of Rights: Joel Feinberg

The Epistemology of Human Rights: Alan Gewirth

A Critique of Gewirth's Argument and the Notion of Rights: Alasdair MacIntyre

Wrong Rights: Elizabeth Wolgast

Are There Any Natural Rights?: H.L.A. Hart

Universal Declaration of Human Rights: United Nations

Chapter VIII. National Sovereignty, Patriotism, and International Government

Against the Insane Superstition of Patriotism: Leo Tolstoy

Is Patriotism a Virtue?: Alasdair MacIntyre

The Problem of World Government: Jacques Maritain

National Self-Determination: Avishai Margalit and Joseph Raz

International Society from a Cosmopolitan Perspective: Brian Barry

Secession and Nationalism: Alan Buchanan

Can Terrorism Be Justified?: Andrew Valls

Bibliography

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