The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Author | : William Paley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 1815 |
Genre | : Conduct of life |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : William Paley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 1815 |
Genre | : Conduct of life |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Paley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 1821 |
Genre | : Ethics |
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Author | : William Paley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 1794 |
Genre | : Ethics |
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Author | : Paul Smith |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2008-04-30 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0230593941 |
A clear and concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which critically analyses arguments about controversial and topical practical issues – drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the law, and global poverty.
Author | : William Paley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1831 |
Genre | : Ethics |
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Author | : A. John Simmons |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2020-05-05 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0691213240 |
Outlining the major competing theories in the history of political and moral philosophy--from Locke and Hume through Hart, Rawls, and Nozick--John Simmons attempts to understand and solve the ancient problem of political obligation. Under what conditions and for what reasons (if any), he asks, are we morally bound to obey the law and support the political institutions of our countries?
Author | : Jonathan Wolff |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2013-10-27 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0691149003 |
Previously unpublished writings from one of the most important political philosophers of recent times G. A. Cohen was one of the leading political philosophers of recent times. He first came to wide attention in 1978 with the prize-winning book Karl Marx's Theory of History: A Defence. In subsequent decades his published writings largely turned away from the history of philosophy, focusing instead on equality, freedom, and justice. However, throughout his career he regularly lectured on a wide range of moral and political philosophers of the past. This volume collects these previously unpublished lectures. Starting with a chapter centered on Plato, but also discussing the pre-Socratics as well as Aristotle, the book moves to social contract theory as discussed by Hobbes, Locke, and Hume, and then continues with chapters on Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche. The book also contains some previously published but uncollected papers on Marx, Hobbes, and Kant, among other figures. The collection concludes with a memoir of Cohen written by the volume editor, Jonathan Wolff, who was a student of Cohen's. A hallmark of the lectures is Cohen's engagement with the thinkers he discusses. Rather than simply trying to render their thought accessible to the modern reader, he tests whether their arguments and positions are clear, sound, and free from contradiction. Throughout, he homes in on central issues and provides fresh approaches to the philosophers he examines. Ultimately, these lectures teach us not only about some of the great thinkers in the history of moral and political philosophy, but also about one of the great thinkers of our time: Cohen himself.
Author | : William Paley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 1835 |
Genre | : Ethics |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Paley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1787 |
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Author | : Ian Shapiro |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2012-10-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0300189753 |
When do governments merit our allegiance, and when should they be denied it? Ian Shapiro explores this most enduring of political dilemmas in this innovative and engaging book. Building on his highly popular Yale courses, Professor Shapiro evaluates the main contending accounts of the sources of political legitimacy. Starting with theorists of the Enlightenment, he examines the arguments put forward by utilitarians, Marxists, and theorists of the social contract. Next he turns to the anti-Enlightenment tradition that stretches from Edmund Burke to contemporary post-modernists. In the last part of the book Shapiro examines partisans and critics of democracy from Plato’s time until our own. He concludes with an assessment of democracy’s strengths and limitations as the font of political legitimacy. The book offers a lucid and accessible introduction to urgent ongoing conversations about the sources of political allegiance.