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Contemporary Debates in Social Philosophy

Laurence Thomas editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:24th Aug '07

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In this important and engaging volume, international scholars present opposing viewpoints to debate ten of the most important issues in contemporary social philosophy.


  • Provides an original analysis of some of society’s most pressing issues
  • Written by an outstanding cast of international scholars
  • Issues covered include the nature of freedom, the limits of religious tolerance, affirmative action, parenting, the death penalty, privacy, violence, world hunger, social diversity, homosexuality, and abortion
  • Invites the reader to participate in the exchange of arguments

"Thomas has put renowned scholars in debate with each other and the result is a collection of stimulating debates of the highest order. In these well-written and argued articles, one is treated to the best of scholarly argumentation. One may not agree with all that is said. Nevertheless, one will find that after reading this volume one will have a better understanding of the importance of what Thomas calls 'virtuous disagreement'."
Bill E. Lawson, University of Memphis“Volume combines practical ethics and political philosophy in a somewhat unusual way; it has quite a lot of reasonable material on race and affirmative action.”
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ISBN: 9781405109109

Dimensions: 248mm x 173mm x 20mm

Weight: 599g

336 pages