The Primacy of Persons in Politics: Empiricism and Political Philosophy Contributor(s): Von Heyking, John (Editor), Heilke, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813221234 ISBN-13: 9780813221236 Publisher: Catholic University of America Press OUR PRICE: $67.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Philosophy | Political |
Dewey: 320.01 |
LCCN: 2012038230 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (1.30 lbs) 336 pages |
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Publisher Description: What is the nature of political activity? This question has vexed political thinkers since Plato wrote Statesman and remains challenging today. Contemporary intellectual categories obstruct individuals from understanding politics as a distinct species of activity with its own Taking as their departure point the political-philosophical analyses of German scholar Tilo Schabert, the philosophical and empirical essays in this volume invite the reader to move beyond the sterile dichotomy of political activity as either pure will or as folded into a more manageable activity. The contributors argue that politics is a highly creative human activity that eludes capture within a final and static analytical framework, concluding that ethical political action is indeed part of the essence of politics. ABOUT THE EDITORS: John von Heyking, professor of political science at the University of Lethbridge, PRAISE FOR THE BOOK: "This is precisely the sort of book that all political scientists should read. Tilo Schabert's |