Description: Further DetailsTitle: What Is Political Philosophy?Condition: NewEAN: 9780691179148ISBN: 9780691179148Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/05/2020Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmAuthor: Charles LarmoreLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 069117914XDescription: A new understanding of political philosophy from one of its leading thinkersWhat is political philosophy? What are its fundamental problems? And how should it be distinguished from moral philosophy? In this book, Charles Larmore redefines the distinctive aims of political philosophy, reformulating in this light the basis of a liberal understanding of politics.Because political life is characterized by deep and enduring conflict between rival interests and differing moral ideals, the core problems of political philosophy are the regulation of conflict and the conditions under which the members of society may thus be made subject to political authority. We cannot assume that reason will lead to unanimity about these matters because individuals hold different moral convictions. Larmore therefore analyzes the concept of reasonable disagreement and investigates the ways we can adjudicate conflicts among people who reasonably disagree about the nature of the human good and the proper basis of political society. Challenging both the classical liberalism of Locke, Kant, and Mill, and more recent theories of political realism proposed by Bernard Williams and others, Larmore argues for a version of political liberalism that is centered on political legitimacy rather than on social justice, and that aims to be well suited to our times rather than universally valid.Forceful and thorough yet concise, What Is Political Philosophy? proposes a new definition of political philosophy and demonstrates the profound implications of that definition. The result is a compelling and distinctive intervention from a major political philosopher.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: What Is Political Philosophy?
Title: What Is Political Philosophy?
EAN: 9780691179148
ISBN: 9780691179148
Release Date: 05/05/2020
Release Year: 2020
ISBN-10: 069117914X
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: What Is Political Philosophy?
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: History & Theory, Political, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism, Essays
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.8 in
Item Weight: 13.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Charles Larmore
Item Length: 8.3 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Philosophy
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Hardcover
