Tony Fitzpatrick

Voyage to Utopias (eBook, ePUB)

A fictional guide through social philosophy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating fictional account will introduce the reader to key ideas in social and political philosophy. It presents crucial skills of philosophical investigation in an accessible, rigorous and light-hearted way. The novel is funny, informative and entertaining, allowing the reader to experience often complex ideas from the 'inside' by using skills they will have acquired, unconsciously, from films, TV and novels. The reader will learn about freedom, responsibility, justice and fairness and see how these are played out in the different utopian futures of a range of socio-political regimes. The book is supported by a companion website, containing additional materials for both students and lecturers using the book, which is available from the link above. This work of fiction covers the following philosophies: Market Liberal; Marxist/Communist; Communitarian/Republican; Moral Conservative; Egalitarian/Socialist; Social Democratic; Feminist; and Ecological.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781447300694
• Artikelnr.: 40067710

Autorenporträt

Tony Fitzpatrick is Reader at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is the co-editor of the journal Policy & Politics and was the principal editor of the three-volume International Encyclopaedia of Social Policy (2006). His other recent books include Voyage to Utopias (Policy Press, 2010) and the second edition of Welfare Theory (2011).

Inhaltsangabe

Scene-setting
Market liberal
Marxist/Communist
Communitarian/Republican
Moral Conservative
Egalitarian/Socialist
Social Democratic
Feminist
Ecological
Return
Notes/Commentary