What Is Political Philosophy?
$51.99
- Hardcover
200 pages
- Release Date
12 July 2020
Summary
What 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 characterised by deep and enduring conflict between rival interests and differing moral ideals, the core problems of political philosophy are the regulation of conflict…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691179148 |
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| ISBN-10: | 069117914X |
| Author: | Charles Larmore |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 12 July 2020 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“An elegant and penetrating conception of the nature of political philosophy.”—Lewis Ross, Journal of Moral Philosophy“A terrific achievement that will be of lasting benefit.—Thom Brooks, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews”
About The Author
Charles Larmore
Charles Larmore is professor of philosophy and the W. Duncan MacMillan Family Professor in the Humanities at Brown University. His previous works include The Autonomy of Morality and The Practices of the Self.
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