Equality And Excellence In Ancient And Modern Political Philosophy

Author : Steven Frankel,John Ray
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438492803

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Equality and Excellence in Ancient and Modern Political Philosophy by Steven Frankel,John Ray Pdf

Is it possible to reconcile human excellence with a dedication to equality? Equality and Excellence in Ancient and Modern Political Philosophy explores the meaning, conflict, and potential resolution of the tension between human excellence and equality in the thought of philosophers from Greek antiquity to modern times. Each chapter is devoted to the thought of a particular thinker, and the chapters are arranged chronologically. Interpretations offered here rely on close readings of the major texts by critically important thinkers from Plato, Aristotle and Xenophon in antiquity to a broad range of modern thinkers from Spinoza to Rawls.

Author : Pierre Pellegrin
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438479583

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Endangered Excellence by Pierre Pellegrin Pdf

In Endangered Excellence, Pierre Pellegrin provides a fresh interpretation of Aristotle's Politics, revealing the extent to which Aristotle diverged from other ancient writers on politics, and the extent to which many of his positions resemble modern attitudes in political philosophy. Pellegrin highlights a number of strikingly original positions in his thought. Aristotle took humans to be inherently political, for example, even as he believed this characteristic developed more completely in men than in women, and in Greeks more than in barbarians. He maintained a nuanced and flexible conception of the way that cities ought to develop their constitutions, one that would be responsive to their particular social and historical contexts. Realist enough to recognize that virtuous men are rare and that class conflict is inevitable, Aristotle envisioned a political system that would be resilient in navigating the choppy waters of civic life. With this original approach to Aristotle's Politics, and incorporating key developments in European and English-language scholarship on the subject, Pellegrin demonstrates Aristotle's important and often unrecognized innovations in understanding political life.

Author : Sanford A. Lakoff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015002727819

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Equality in Political Philosophy by Sanford A. Lakoff Pdf

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Author : Richard Hudelson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317464594

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Modern Political Philosophy by Richard Hudelson Pdf

An introduction to the topics and issues in political philosophy, from the Enlightenment to Postmodernism. The author presents both the historical background of, and a systematic discussion of contemporary issues relating to the major traditions within political philosophy.

Author : Georgios Anagnostopoulos,Gerasimos Santas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319963136

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Democracy, Justice, and Equality in Ancient Greece by Georgios Anagnostopoulos,Gerasimos Santas Pdf

The original essays in this volume discuss ideas relating to democracy, political justice, equality and inequalities in the distribution of resources and public goods. These issues were as vigorously debated at the height of ancient Greek democracy as they are in many democratic societies today. Contributing authors address these issues and debates about them from both philosophical and historical perspectives. Readers will discover research on the role of Athenian democracy in moderating economic inequality and reducing poverty, on ancient debates about how to respond to inborn and social inequalities, and on Plato’s and Aristotle’s critiques of Greek participatory democracies. Early chapters examine Plato’s views on equality, justice, and the distribution of political and non-political goods, including his defense of the abolition of private property for the ruling classes and of the equality of women in his ideal constitution and polis. Other papers discuss views of Socrates or Aristotle that are particularly relevant to contemporary political and economic disputes about punishment, freedom, slavery, the status of women, and public education, to name a few. This thorough consideration of the ancient Greeks' work on democracy, justice, and equality will appeal to scholars and researchers of the history of philosophy, Greek history, classics, as well as those with an interest in political philosophy.

Author : Richard Stivers
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791475123

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The Illusion of Freedom and Equality by Richard Stivers Pdf

Explores how Enlightenment values have been transformed in a technological civilization.

Author : Justin Buckley Dyer,Constantine Christos Vassiliou
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780826274885

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Liberal Education and Citizenship in a Free Society by Justin Buckley Dyer,Constantine Christos Vassiliou Pdf

The liberal arts university has been in decline since well before the virtualization of campus life, increasingly inviting public skepticism about its viability as an institution of personal, civic, and professional growth. New technologies that might have brought people together have instead frustrated the university’s capacity to foster thoughtful citizenship among tomorrow’s leaders and exacerbated socioeconomic inequalities that are poisoning America’s civic culture. With Liberal Education and Citizenship in a Free Society, a collection of 19 original essays, editors Justin Dyer and Constantine Vassiliou present the work of a diverse group of scholars to assess the value of a liberal arts education in the face of market, technological, cultural, and political forces shaping higher learning today.

Author : Professor Antonella Besussi
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781409461197

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A Companion to Political Philosophy. Methods, Tools, Topics by Professor Antonella Besussi Pdf

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and issues of contemporary political philosophy, providing an essential reference work for scholars and advanced students. It is structured in three parts, covering methodological issues; tools and argumentative strategies employed by political philosophy; and concepts and topics key to the discipline. Expert authors from around the world have written twenty chapters in a consistent and engaging style. Each chapter is thoroughly cross-referenced allowing students to appreciate how methodological issues relate to each other, and how methodology and argumentative tools affect the way substantial issues are addressed. The chapters are supplemented by further reading lists and selected bibliographies to aid further research. The companion will be required reading for masters and post-doctoral students, providing them with the appropriate tools for approaching political philosophy in a more thoughtful way, and showing how substantive topics are addressed within different perspectives and paradigms. The companion also provides upper-level undergraduates with a sophisticated introduction to the relevant problems and challenges political philosophy addresses.

Author : Judith Best
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002400466

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The Mainstream of Western Political Thought by Judith Best Pdf

Author : Robert E. Goodin,Philip Pettit
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781119154167

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Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Anthology by Robert E. Goodin,Philip Pettit Pdf

The revised and updated edition of Goodin and Pettit’s highly-acclaimed contemporary political philosophy anthology, bringing together the field’s most important readings in a single volume Unparalleled in the breadth and scope of its coverage, this newly-revised third edition traces the evolution of political philosophy as a contemporary practice, and raises important questions about the impact of current political events. Fully updated to include 49 contemporary and classic selections from the most distinguished scholars in political philosophy Offers expanded coverage of international affairs and political oppression Includes essays which represent a diversity of political and ideological positions, and features interdisciplinary voices in politics, law, and economics Edited by two of the field’s most highly-respected scholars The ideal collection of primary readings to accompany the Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy, Second Edition (Wiley Blackwell, 2012) for coursework in political philosophy

Author : Michael Quinn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000704877

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Justice and Egalitarianism by Michael Quinn Pdf

First published in 1991. This study is a critical survey of substantive egalitarian theories of justice, that is to say, various theories containing principles for the distribution of social resources which, it is argued, base themselves on a fundamental principle of equality. This title will be of interest to students of politics and philosophy.

Author : Adam Swift
Publisher : Polity
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745652375

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Political Philosophy by Adam Swift Pdf

Bringing political philosophy out of the ivory tower and within the reach of all, this book provides us with the tools to cut through the complexity of modern politics.

Author : Louis (Us Military Academy Pojman,Louis P. Pojman
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Europe
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001-09
Category : Political science
ISBN : 0071131442

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Political Philosophy by Louis (Us Military Academy Pojman,Louis P. Pojman Pdf

While many anthologies cover ancient and modern classics,Political Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readingsis the only anthology to cover both modern classics and contemporary works. The issues covered are what seem the burning philosophical issues of our time: the justification of the State; theories of justice; liberty; State neutrality versus moral perfectionism; equality and equal opportunity; the nature and scope of rights; national sovereignty, cosmopolitanism, and World government; and International politics including foreign aid, military intervention and immigration. Each part begins with an introduction to the problems debated in that part. Each selection is introduced with a biographical sketch of the author and an abstract of the reading, so that students can obtain an orientation to what they are about to read.

Author : Judith A. Swanson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781501740831

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The Public and the Private in Aristotle's Political Philosophy by Judith A. Swanson Pdf

Aristotle offers a conception of the private and its relationship to the public that suggests a remedy to the limitations of liberalism today, according to Judith A. Swanson. In this fresh and lucid interpretation of Aristotle's political philosophy, Swanson challenges the dominant view that he regards the private as a mere precondition to the public. She argues, rather, that for Aristotle private activity develops virtue and is thus essential both to individual freedom and happiness and to the well-being of the political order. Swanson presents an innovative reading of The Politics which revises our understanding of Aristotle's political economy and his views on women and the family, slavery, and the relation between friendship and civic solidarity. She examines the private activities Aristotle considers necessary to a complete human life—maintaining a household, transacting business, sustaining friendships, and philosophizing. Focusing on ways Aristotle's public invests in the private through law, rule, and education, she shows how the public can foster a morally and intellectually virtuous citizenry. In contrast to classical liberal theory, which presents privacy as a shield of rights protecting individuals from one another and from the state, for Aristotle a regime can attain self-sufficiency only by bringing about a dynamic equilibrium between the public and the private. The Public and the Private in Aristotle's Political Philosophy will be essential reading for scholars and students of political philosophy, political theory, classics, intellectual history, and the history of women.

Author : Leo Strauss,Joseph Cropsey
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 1229 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226924717

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History of Political Philosophy by Leo Strauss,Joseph Cropsey Pdf

Designed for undergraduate students, a historical survey of the most important political philosophers in the Western tradition. This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to include both new and revised essays.