| Morality and Politics: Volume 21, Part 1 Contributor(s): Paul, Ellen Frankel (Editor), Miller Jr, Fred D. (Editor), Paul, Jeffrey (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511573014 ISBN-13: 9780511573019 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science |
| Dewey: 172 |
| Series: Social Philosophy and Policy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Divisions abound as to whether politics should be held responsible to a higher moral standard or whether pragmatic considerations, or realpolitik, should prevail. The two poles are represented most conspicuously by Aristotle (for whom the proper aim of politics is moral virtue) and Machiavelli (whose prince exalted political pragmatism over morality). The fourteen contributions to this volume address perennial concerns in political and moral theory. They 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. |