This anthology is intended to be used in Political Philosophy courses. It focuses on contemporary political problems, and it is intended to be paired with any of the numerous readers which are dedicated to the history of political philosophy. History, theory, and political problems are the three pillars of the political philosophy course. However, while the anthologies on the history of political philosophy are numerous, there are relatively few sources (and even fewer single sources) that focus on contemporary political problems. This book fills that gap, with the leading contemporary positions on school vouchers, government support for the arts, pornography, same sex marriage, drug legalization, gun control, terrorism, torture, capital punishment, affirmative action, Immigration, and the environment.
Steven Cahn is currently a full professor at the graduate School and University Center at the City University of New York. Robert Talisse is currently an associate professor of philosphy and political science at Vanderbilt University.
Authors Bios Preface I. School Vouchers II. Government Support for the Arts III. Pornography IV. Same-Sex Marriage V. Drug Legislation VI. Gun Control VII. Terrorism VIII. Torture IX. Capital Punishment X. Affirmative Action XI. Immigration XII. The Environment
Steven M. Cahn, City University of New York) Cahn, Steven M. (Professor of Philosophy, Graduate School and University Center, Professor of Philosophy, Graduate School and University Center
Steven M. Cahn, City University of New York) Cahn, Steven M. (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Graduate School and University Center, Samuel William Bloom, Steven M. Cahn
Steven M. Cahn, David Shatz, Graduate Center of the City University of New York) Cahn, Steven M. (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Yeshiva University) Shatz, David (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy
Steven M. Cahn, David Shatz, Graduate Center of the City University of New York) Cahn, Steven M. (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Yeshiva University) Shatz, David (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy
Steven M. Cahn, City University of New York) Cahn, Steven M. (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Graduate School and University Center, Steven M. Cahn
Steven M. Cahn, Christine Vitrano, United States) Cahn, Steven M. (Professor of Philosophy,, Professor of Philosophy,, The City University of New York Graduate Center, Old Greenwich, CT, Brooklyn College) Vitrano, Christine (Visiting Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Philosophy
Tamar Szabo Gendler, Susanna Siegel, Steven M. Cahn, Yale University) Gendler, Tamar Szabo (Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Cognitive Sciences Program, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Cognitive Sciences Program, Harvard University) Siegel, Susanna (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York) Cahn, Steven M. (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Graduate School and University Center, Tamar Szabo Gendler, Susanna Siegel