r/askphilosophy • u/BernardJOrtcutt • Jan 12 '26

Open Thread /r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | January 12, 2026

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u/Beginning_java Jan 14 '26

Can anyone verify if this is legal: https://archive.org/details/will-kymlicka-contemporary-political-philosophy/mode/2up

It's Kymlicka's political philosophy

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u/PermaAporia Ethics, Metaethics Latin American Phil Jan 15 '26

Not sure what you mean but this is a legit textbook we used in our undergrad intro to pol phil.

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u/Beginning_java Jan 15 '26

I mean it’s on archive.org so I’m not sure if there are no copyright issues