Razones públicas

What forms of government are legitimate? What principles should govern healthcare and taxes? What obligations do we have to future generations, as well as to nature and animals? What protection do freedom of expression and minimum income deserve? When is it permissible to resort to civil disobedience, secession, or war? This book is a remarkable introduction to the responses that recent philosophy, along with the social sciences, has offered to these and other political issues. Written by leading specialists, the essays gathered here address the great issues that concern philosophers today, from influential currents such as Marxism, liberalism, and republicanism to such crucial issues as feminism, nationalism, distributive justice, and authority. politics and the rule of law, including the environment, migration, religion and human rights, among others.