Morality and Politics: Volume 21, Part 1 (Social Philosophy and Policy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521542219 ISBN 13: 9780521542210

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Complicating the ancient debate over the intersection of morality and politics are diverse definitions of fundamental concepts: the right and the good, virtue and vice, personal liberty and public interest. Divisions abound, also, about whether politics should be held to a higher moral standard or whether pragmatic considerations or realpolitik should prevail. Perhaps the two poles are represented most conspicuously by Aristotle and Machiavelli. These essays address perennial concerns in political and moral theory and underscore the rekindled yearning of many to hold the political realm to a higher standard despite the skepticism of dissenters who question the likelihood or even the desirability of success.

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Book Description

Divisions abound about whether politics should be held to a higher moral standard or whether pragmatic considerations should prevail. The two poles are represented most conspicuously by Aristotle and Machiavelli. The fourteen contributors to this volume are predominantly arrayed on the Aristotelian end of the continuum.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521542219
• ISBN 13: 9780521542210
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374
• Editor: Paul Ellen Frankel, Miller Jr Fred D., Paul Jeffrey