• Accessible and well-balanced introduction to the main issues in political philosophy written by an author team from the fields of both philosophy and politics
• Connects issues at the core of political philosophy with current, live debates in policy, politics, and law
• Addresses different ideals of political organization, such as democracy, liberty, equality, justice, and happiness, as well as topics including the obligation to obey the law, war and terrorism, the boundaries of justice, politics and religion, and ethics in public life
• Written with great clarity, making it accessible and engaging to those who have little or no prior knowledge of political philosophy
• Supported with supplemental pedagogical and instructor material on the This Is Philosophy series site