Will Kymlicka is Professor of Philosophy at Queens University, Canada
Summary
This new edition of Will Kymlicka's best selling critical introduction has been fully revised and updated to
include coverage of the most recent literature on various schools of contemporary political thought. The book features
two new chapters--on citizenship and multiculturalism--in addition to updated chapters on utilitarianism, liberal
egalitarianism, libertarianism, socialism, communitarianism, and feminism. The many thinkers discussed include
G.A. Cohen, Ronald Dworkin, William Galston, Carol Gilligan, R.M. Hare, Chandran Kukathas, Catherine MacKinnon,
David Miller, Robert Nozick, Susan Okin, John Rawls, John Roemer, Michael Sandel, Charles Taylor, Philippe Van
Parijs, Michael Walzer, and Iris Young. Lucid, lively, and accessible, Contemporary Political Philosophy, 2/e is
ideal for readers approaching the subject for the first time.