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Power, Luck and Freedom: Collected Essays
Contributor(s): Dowding, Keith (Author)

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 ISBN: 1526104563     ISBN-13: 9781526104564
Publisher: Manchester University Press
OUR PRICE: $35.10  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
- Social Science
- Philosophy | Social
Dewey: 303.3
LCCN: 2017286092
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.05 lbs) 312 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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Power, luck and freedom is a collection of thirteen essays from a leading contemporary political scientist on power, luck, choice, freedom and rights together with a substantial introduction bringing together the themes. The topics covered include political and social power, freedom, choice, rights, responsibility, the author's unique account of luck and systematic luck and the nature of leadership and includes discussions of conceptual analysis, the structure-agency debate, luck egalitarianism, Sen's liberal paradox, problems in the measurement of freedom and choice and the differences between instrumental and intrinsic accounts of the value of freedom and related concepts.

The wide-ranging material will provide an excellent text for students at all levels. It is appropriate reading for a host of courses in the fields of political science, political sociology and political theory at both undergraduate and graduate level. Whilst addressing some philosophically difficult and advanced subjects, Dowding's accessible writing makes the subject-matter comprehensible for all levels of students.
 
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