Abstract

In this review article, I attempt to give a helpful qualitative assessment of four books that might be used to provide the central content of a course in political philosophy. Two of these books are, as their titles suggest, intended for use in introductory courses. The other two books are better suited for students who have already acquired adequate familiarity with political philosophy in a prior course. The two introductory books are written with markedly different approaches to teaching introductory political philosophy in mind and, likewise, the two more advanced collections of essays survey content areas that are mostly non-overlapping.