{"product_id":"political-thought-9780192892782","title":"Political Thought","description":"Human beings live together in societies which, by their very nature, give rise to institutions governing the behavior and freedom of individuals. This raises important questions about how these institutions ought to function, and the extent to which actual systems of government succeed or fail in meeting these ideals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This Oxford Reader contains 140 key writings on political thought, covering issues about human nature and its relation to society, the extent to which the powers of the State are justified, the tension between liberty and rights, and the way resources should be distributed. Topics such as international relations, minority rights, democracy, socialism, and conservatism are also discussed by contributors ranging from Plato and Aristotle to Foucault, Isaiah Berlin, and Martin Luther King.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Wolff is Reader in Philosophy at University College London and author of \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Political Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1996) and \u003cem\u003eRobert Nozick\u003c\/em\u003e (1991). Michael Rosen is a Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, coeditor of \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant\u003c\/em\u003e, and author of \u003cem\u003eHegel's Dialectic and its Criticism\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1982) and \u003cem\u003eThe Need for Interpretation\u003c\/em\u003e (Abalone, 1987).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985480352018,"sku":"9780192892782","price":122.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a94ad45f-f602-40ff-9263-c07d6ebd7512.jpg?v=1769537172","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/political-thought-9780192892782","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}