Political Philosophy & Theory

Political philosophy is the study of fundamental questions about the state, government, politics, liberty, justice, and the enforcement of a legal code by authority. It is ethics applied to a group of people and discusses how a society should be set up and how one should act within a society. The book covers the philosophical thought about the state, the nature of the state, its functions, values, the truth of the state experience, and the philosophical inquiry into the validity of the state experience as the ultimate fulfillment of life, and the world. The book surveys important issues in Western political philosophy from Plato to the present day. 

Print ISBN: 9781682508152 | $160 | 2023 | Hardcover

Subject: Social Sciences

Editor: Dung Trung Doan

About the Editor: Dung Trung Doan, Ph.D., is an assistant professor. In addition to local, national, and international medical leadership roles, he is a member of numerous editorial boards. His research interests include adult education, lifelong learning, and intergenerational learning. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters and has edited several textbooks and lectured worldwide on different topics.