This Is Political Philosophy: An Introduction

• Accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics

• Connects issues at the core of political philosophy with current, live debates in policy, politics, and law

• Addresses different ideals of political organization, such as democracy, liberty, equality, justice, and happiness, as well as topics including the obligation to obey the law, war and terrorism, the boundaries of justice, politics and religion, and ethics in public life

• Written with great clarity, making it accessible and engaging to those who have little or no prior knowledge of political philosophy

• Supported with supplemental pedagogical and instructor material on the This Is Philosophy series site

Alex Tuckness?is a Professor at Iowa State University in the departments of Political Science and
Philosophy. His research focuses on toleration, mercy, punishment, international humanitarianism, and public service ethics. He is the author of Locke and the Legislative Point of View (2002) and The Decline of Mercy in Public Life (with John Michael Parrish, 2014) as well as numerous articles.

Clark Wolf?is Professor at Iowa State University in the departments of Philosophy and Political Science. His research focuses on issues in the theory of justice, the philosophy of law, and bioethics. His work on law, intergenerational justice, political liberalism, intellectual property, reproductive ethics, and environmental ethics have appeared in Ethics and other major journals.