Political Philosophy

Political Philosophy (4th Edition), edited by Steven M. Cahn, is an academic textbook designed for survey courses in higher education. Published by Oxford University Press, the work provides core source materials for instruction in political philosophy, social philosophy, and political science.

The volume covers significant works spanning nearly 2,500 years of political philosophy. Rather than presenting short fragments, the collection features complete or substantial texts to support direct analytical reading across major historical periods.

This structure supports higher education students in survey courses who require unexcerpted primary sources. The arrangement allows instructors to build curriculum modules around intact texts across the historical spectrum.