Power, Luck and Freedom

Collected Essays

Keith Dowding, Mark Haugaard

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Manchester Univ. Press
20 October 2016

Literary essays; Social & political philosophy; Politics & government; Political science & theory

Series: Social and Political Power

This book presents thirteen essays from a leading contemporary political scientist, with a substantial introduction bringing together the themes. The topics covered include political and social power, freedom, choice, rights, responsibility, the author's unique account of luck and systematic luck and the nature of leadership. There are also discussions of conceptual analysis, the structure-agency debate, luck egalitarianism, Sen's liberal paradox, problems in the measurement of freedom and choice and the differences between instrumental and intrinsic accounts of the value of freedom and related concepts.

The wide-ranging material will provide an excellent text for students at all levels. It is appropriate reading for a host of courses in the fields of political science, political sociology and political theory at both undergraduate and graduate level. Whilst addressing some philosophically difficult and advanced subjects, the accessible writing makes the subject-matter comprehensible for all levels of students. -- .

By: Keith Dowding
Series edited by: Mark Haugaard
Imprint: Manchester Univ. Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9781526104564
ISBN 10: 1526104563
Series: Social and Political Power
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 20 October 2016
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Keith Dowding is Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University, Canberra

Reviews for Power, Luck and Freedom: Collected Essays

‘An impressive piece of work which brings together thirteen articles published by Dowding over the course of twenty-five years. The book, which complements and deepens the theses developed by Dowding in Rational choice and political power, relies on formal political theory and analytical philosophy to shed new light on our understanding of concepts such as power and freedom.’ Pamela Pansardi, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, Journal of Political Power, Vol. 10, No. 3,2017 -- .