Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy, Volume 1

This is the inaugural volume of Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy. Since its revival in the 1970s political philosophy has been a vibrant field in philosophy, one that intersects with jurisprudence, normative economics, political theory in political science departments, and just war theory. OSPP aims to publish some of the best contemporary work in political philosophy and these closely related subfields.

This first volume features eleven papers and an introduction. The papers address a range of central topics and represent cutting edge work in the field. They are grouped into four main themes: democracy, political liberalism and public reason, rights and duties, and method.

David Sobel, Syracuse University,Peter Vallentyne, University of Missouri,Steven Wall, University of Arizona

David Sobel is Irwin and Marjorie Guttag Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at Syracuse University.

Peter Vallentyne is Florence G. Kline Chair in Philosophy at the University of Missouri.

Steven Wall is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona.

Introduction, Steven Wall
Part I: Democracy
1. Justice, Political and Social, Philip Pettit
2. Voting and Causal Responsibility, Geoffrey Brennan and Geoffrey Sayre-McCord
Part II: Political Liberalism and Public Reason
3. Political Liberalism: Its Motivations and Goals, Charles Larmore
4. Political Liberalism, Political Independence and Moral Authority, Dale Dorsey
5. Against Public Reason, David Enoch
Part III: Rights and Duties
6. Territorial Rights: Justificatory Strategies, A. John Simmons
7. Can Reductive Individualists Allow Defense Against Political Aggression?, Helen Frowe
8. Elbow Room for Rights, Eric Mack
9. Rights and Responsibilities, Jonathan Quong and Rebecca Stone
10. What is Wrongful Exploitation?, Thomas Christiano
Part IV: Method
11. Value Freeness and Value Neutrality in the Analysis of Political Concepts, Ian Carter
Index