Democracy (Problems of Philosophy) - Softcover

Harrison, Ross

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415130808 ISBN 13: 9780415130806

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

Harrison provides a clear justification of democracy, informed by facts and detailed knowledge of the work of theorists such as Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Mill and Marx amongst others.

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Review:

""This is a very good book."o Henry B. Mayo, "Canadian Journal of Political Science."
..." a useful and stimulating introduction to democratic theory which presents difficult ideas clearly ... [Harrison] effectively illustrates the connections between ideas and actual political events."
-"Ethics

Synopsis:

Democracy is today universally considered to be a good thing, yet in history has been frequently been criticized. Ross Harrison argues the merits of democracy by tracing its history from the works of, amongst others Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. This historical perspective provides a repertory of specific problems in which democracy converges with the values of liberty, equality, knowledge and welfare to argue the benefits and drawbacks of democracy. Any overall assessment must therefore take account of such complexity. Democracy shows us how we may navigate between these moral conflicts, by examining the paradoxes and problems that arise and arguing their resolution. Ross Harrison provides a clear analytical justification of democracy, informed by facts and detailed knowledge of the work of major thinkers of the past.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0415130808
• ISBN 13: 9780415130806
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260