Social and Political Philosophy: Classical Western Texts in Feminist and Multicultural Perspectives » (3rd Edition)

Receiving a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, James P. Sterba has gone on to publish (either as author or editor) many notable books, textbooks, and scholarly articles in the fields of ethics and social and political philosophy. He currently teaches at the University of Notre Dame.

This anthology, with general and reading-specific introductions by the editor, puts the historical development of Western social and political philosophy into both feminist and multicultural perspectives. Each of the book's sections provides a basic foundation of classic Western readings, followed by articles with feminist and multicultural perspectives.

General Introduction. I. PLATO. Introduction. Plato, The Republic. Lynda Lange, "The Function of Equal Education in Plato''s Republic". Confucius, The Analects. Recommended Readings. II. ARISTOTLE AND MARSONIUS RUFUS. Introduction. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics. Aristotle, The Politics. Marsonius Rufus, Discourses. Elizabeth Spelman, "Aristotle and the Politicization of the Soul". Ewe Proverbs. Recommended Readings. III. AUGUSTINE AND CHRISTINE DE PUZAN. Introduction. Augustine, The City of God. Augus