The revised and updated edition of Goodin and Pettit’s highly-acclaimed contemporary political philosophy anthology, bringing together the field’s most important readings in a single volume

Unparalleled in the breadth and scope of its coverage, this newly-revised third edition traces the evolution of political philosophy as a contemporary practice, and raises important questions about the impact of current political events.

• Fully updated to include 49 contemporary and classic selections from the most distinguished scholars in political philosophy


• Offers expanded coverage of international affairs and political oppression


• Includes essays which represent a diversity of political and ideological positions, and features interdisciplinary voices in politics, law, and economics


• Edited by two of the field’s most highly-respected scholars


• The ideal collection of primary readings to accompany the Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, Second Edition (Wiley Blackwell, 2012) for coursework in political philosophy