The Moral Standards of Democracy
Author | : Henry Wilkes Wright |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Democracy |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Henry Wilkes Wright |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Democracy |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John H. Hallowell |
Publisher | : Amagi Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780865976696 |
Hallowell makes a significant argument in favour of the importance of moral values in the orderly functioning of modern democracies. Hallowell begins with a survey of the role that classical liberalism and faith in man as a reasonable, moral, and spiritual actor played in the emergence of democratic self-government. He sharply criticises positivist thought and moral relativism as direct challenges to the notion that transcendent truths guide individuals in their actions and influence how people participate in a democratic society. Hallowell reminds us that at its core, a well-functioning democracy must be based on a fundamental respect for the dignity of the individual.
Author | : Eric Anthony Beerbohm |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0691154619 |
When a government in a democracy acts in our name, are we, as citizens, responsible for those acts? What if the government commits a moral crime? The protestor's slogan--"Not in our name!"--testifies to the need to separate ourselves from the wrongs of our leaders. Yet the idea that individual citizens might bear a special responsibility for political wrongdoing is deeply puzzling for ordinary morality and leading theories of democracy. In Our Name explains how citizens may be morally exposed to the failures of their representatives and state institutions, and how complicity is the professional hazard of democratic citizenship. Confronting the ethical challenges that citizens are faced with in a self-governing democracy, Eric Beerbohm proposes institutional remedies for dealing with them. Beerbohm questions prevailing theories of democracy for failing to account for our dual position as both citizens and subjects. Showing that the obligation to participate in the democratic process is even greater when we risk serving as accomplices to wrongdoing, Beerbohm argues for a distinctive division of labor between citizens and their representatives that charges lawmakers with the responsibility of incorporating their constituents' moral principles into their reasoning about policy. Grappling with the practical issues of democratic decision making, In Our Name engages with political science, law, and psychology to envision mechanisms for citizens seeking to avoid democratic complicity.
Author | : John Hamilton Hallowell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1954 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Eric Beerbohm |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2015-12-29 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0691168156 |
When a government in a democracy acts in our name, are we, as citizens, responsible for those acts? What if the government commits a moral crime? The protestor's slogan--"Not in our name!"--testifies to the need to separate ourselves from the wrongs of our leaders. Yet the idea that individual citizens might bear a special responsibility for political wrongdoing is deeply puzzling for ordinary morality and leading theories of democracy. In Our Name explains how citizens may be morally exposed to the failures of their representatives and state institutions, and how complicity is the professional hazard of democratic citizenship. Confronting the ethical challenges that citizens are faced with in a self-governing democracy, Eric Beerbohm proposes institutional remedies for dealing with them. Beerbohm questions prevailing theories of democracy for failing to account for our dual position as both citizens and subjects. Showing that the obligation to participate in the democratic process is even greater when we risk serving as accomplices to wrongdoing, Beerbohm argues for a distinctive division of labor between citizens and their representatives that charges lawmakers with the responsibility of incorporating their constituents' moral principles into their reasoning about policy. Grappling with the practical issues of democratic decision making, In Our Name engages with political science, law, and psychology to envision mechanisms for citizens seeking to avoid democratic complicity.
Author | : Jill Long Thompson |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2020-09-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0253050448 |
"We live in an age that demonstrates the powerful need for ethics in government. Democracy is a privilege that carries with it important responsibilities for the people and their representatives. As we look back on this era and determine the future of this nation, Dr. Long Thompson's book will be a resource for Americans who are seeking ways to secure our democracy and our future as a nation." Congressman John Lewis, Georgia's 5th District. Ethical leadership, steeped in integrity and fairness, matters. The future of our nation and our world depends upon the quality of America's character. In this uncompromising, absorbing look at our government and society today, Jill Long Thompson persuasively argues that we all have a meaningful role to play in shaping America's character and future. The citizenry, as well as their elected officials, are responsible for protecting fairness of participation and integrity in elections, as well as in the adoption and execution of laws. In this troubling time when the public is losing trust and confidence in our government, Jill Long Thompson shows us a bipartisan way forward.
Author | : John H. Hallowell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2003-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780758125033 |
With "The Moral Foundation of Democracy, " John H. Hallowell makes a significant argument in favor of the importance of moral values in the orderly functioning of modern democracies. Hallowell begins with a survey of the role that classical liberalism and faith in man as a reasonable, moral, and spiritual actor played in the emergence of democratic self-government. He sharply criticizes positivist thought and moral relativism as direct challenges to the notion that transcendent truths guide individuals in their actions and influence how people participate in a democratic society. Hallowell reminds us that at its core, a well-functioning democracy must be based on a fundamental respect for the dignity of the individual. John H. Hallowell taught political science for forty years at Duke University and was chair of the department from 1964 to 1971. He died in 1991. In addition to this work, Hallowell also wrote "The Decline of Liberalism as an Ideology" (1943) and "Main Currents in Modern Political Thought" (1950).
Author | : Ella Myers |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2013-02-26 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0822353997 |
What is the spirit that animates collective action? What is the ethos of democracy? Worldly Ethics offers a powerful and original response to these questions, arguing that associative democratic politics, in which citizens join together and struggle to shape shared conditions, requires a world-centered ethos. This distinctive ethos, Ella Myers shows, involves care for "worldly things," which are the common and contentious objects of concern around which democratic actors mobilize. In articulating the meaning of worldly ethics, she reveals the limits of previous modes of ethics, including Michel Foucault's therapeutic model, based on a "care of the self," and Emmanuel Levinas's charitable model, based on care for the Other. Myers contends that these approaches occlude the worldly character of political life and are therefore unlikely to inspire and support collective democratic activity. The alternative ethics she proposes is informed by Hannah Arendt's notion of amor mundi, or love of the world, and it focuses on the ways democratic actors align around issues, goals, or things in the world, practicing collaborative care for them. Myers sees worldly ethics as a resource that can inspire and motivate ordinary citizens to participate in democratic politics, and the book highlights civic organizations that already embody its principles.
Author | : Jose V. Ciprut |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
Examines change in the normative underpinnings of both ancient and modern practices of political governance, public duties, and personal responsibilities
Author | : Michael J. Perry |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 0521115183 |
This important new work elaborates and defends an account of the political morality of liberal democracy.