Reading Walzer

<p>Michael Walzer is one of the world’s leading philosophers and political theorists. In addition to his best-known books such as <em>Spheres of Justice</em> and <em>Just and Unjust Wars</em> he has contributed to contemporary political debates beyond academia in the <em>New York Times</em> the <em>New Yorker </em>and <em>Dissent</em>.</p><p><em>Reading Walzer</em> is the first book to assess the full range of Walzer’s work. An outstanding team of international contributors consider the following topics in relation to Walzer’s work:</p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>the moral standing of nation states</li> <li>individual responsibility and laws governing the conduct of war</li> <li>debates over intervention and non-intervention</li> <li>human and minority rights</li> <li>moral and cultural pluralism</li> <li>equality</li> <li>justice </li> <li>Walzer’s radicalism and role as a critic.</li> </ul><p>All chapters have been specially commissioned for this collection and Walzer’s responses to his critics makes <i>Reading Walzer</i> essential reading for students of political philosophy and political theory.</p>