Political Philosophy

Collection of essays covering a wide range of topics in political philosophy, first published in 2007.

This collection of essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy, first published in 2007, looks at a wide range of topics, ranging from issues such as terrorism, egalitarianism and the just war to the political philosophy of Edmund Burke, philosophical liberalism and the current state of utilitarianism in political thought.This collection of essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy, first published in 2007, looks at a wide range of topics in political philosophy ranging from issues such as terrorism, egalitarianism and the just war to considerations of the political philosophy of Edmund Burke, of philosophical liberalism and of the current state of utilitarianism in political thought. There are also treatments of the role of innocence and of emotion in political discourse.