Privilege And Liberty And Other Essays In Political Philosophy

Author : Aurel Kolnai
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739100776
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privilege and Liberty and Other Essays in Political Philosophy written by Aurel Kolnai and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are currently witnessing an increasingly influential counterrevolution in political theory, evident in the dialectical return to classical political science pioneered most prominently by Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin. In this context, the work of the relatively unknown Aurel Kolnai is of great importance. Kolnai was one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century to place the restoration of common-sense evaluation and philosophical realism at the center of his philosophical and political itinerary. In this volume, Daniel J. Mahoney presents Kolnai's major writings in political philosophy, writings that explore - in ways that are diverse but complementary - Kolnai's critique of progressive or egalitarian democracy. The title essay contains Kolnai's fullest account of the limits of liberty understood as emancipation from traditional, natural, or divine restraints. 'The Utopian Mind, ' a pr, cis of Kolnai's critique of utopianism in a posthumous book of the same title, appears here for the first time. 'Conservative and Revolutionary Ethos, ' Kolnai's remarkable 1972 essay comparing conservative and revolutionary approaches to political life, appears for the first time in English translation. The volume also includes a critically sympathetic evaluation of Michael Oakeshott's Rationalism in Politics and an incisive criticism of Jacques Maritain's efforts to synthesize Christian orthodoxy and progressive politics. Privilege and Liberty and Other Essays in Political Philosophy is a searching critique of political utopianism, as well as a pathbreaking articulation of conservative constitutionalism as the true support for human liberty properly understood. It is a major contribution to Christian and conservative political reflection in our ti

Author : John Mill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781543131604
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Liberty and Other Essays written by John Mill and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays by John Stuart Mill includes his masterwork of political philosophy On Liberty, together with other notable and acclaimed works. A famed philosopher, essayist and economist, John Stuart Mill has since the nineteenth century been revered for his succinct insights on matters of society. He developed the philosophy of utilitarianism, which remains a subject of serious study to this day. This compilation contains four principle works by Mill: On Liberty - the classic essay by Mill, and his most known. In this treatise Mill attempts to reconcile the need for civilized control and authority with the human need for personal liberty and expression. Individuality is, according to Mill, precursor to many of the higher pleasures of existence - a just society must therefore make provisions for such to occur, while remaining sufficiently ordered. Utilitarianism - wherein Mill sets out the tenets and reasoning behind his own personal philosophy. Mill was a firm believer that it was ethical to maximize the utility of a given tool or object; it is within this lengthy treatise that he defends utilitarianism and attempts to clear up several misconceptions which had emerged regarding it. Considerations on Representative Government - here, Mill argues in favor of democratic representation as the finest type of government. He also contends that elected representatives should be more occupied with public debate over specific issues, than with enacting laws. The Subjection of Women - Mill's foremost feminist work, this essay was published jointly with Mill's wife: Harriet Taylor Mill. A frequent supporter of women and convinced of female intellectual and moral capacities, Mill argues that women should be able to vote and participate in society to a much greater degree. This position was unpopular, but one which Mill held staunchly all his life.

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1398806048
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Liberty written by John Stuart Mill and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-16 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it." Few philosophers have had a greater impact on the modern world than John Stuart Mill. World leaders, political parties, and academics have all taken inspiration from his pioneering concepts. In On Liberty, Mill defended the concepts of liberalism, human rights, and utilitarianism. Applying his theories to politics, On Liberty is a magnificent examination of the nature of state and society. First published in 1859, Mill's libertarian ideas continue to exert an incredible influence on politics and philosophy today.

Author : George Feaver
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349080063
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lives, Liberties and the Public Good written by George Feaver and published by Springer. This book was released on 1987-06-18 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anthony De Jasay
Publisher : Collected Papers of Anthony de
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Political Philosophy, Clearly written by Anthony De Jasay and published by Collected Papers of Anthony de. This book was released on 2010 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony de Jasay, one of the most independent thinkers and influential libertarian political philosophers of our time, challenges the reigning paradigms justifying modern democratic government. The articles collected in this book delve deeply into the realm of political thought and philosophical criticism. A reader who is interested in a philosophical, yet clear, jargon-free account of such fundamental topics as the relationship between liberty and justice, the viability of limiting government, the role of property, and the possibilities of the private provision of public goods as well as the private enforcement of public rules will find reading this book rewarding. Most of the articles have been published before in a wide array of publications and are presented here for the first time in one volume. The discussions in this work exhibit the anti-statist line of thought that Jasay consistently pursues in all his writings. For Jasay, the provision of collective goods, including the most central one of social order itself, is much less dependent on the application of fundamental coercive power by centralised authorities than generally assumed. This idea echoes arguments he develops in detail in Social Contract, Free Ride.

Author : David Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Liberty Reader written by David Miller and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries past, the quest for liberty has driven political movements across the globe, inspiring revolutions in America, France, China and many other countries. Now, we have Iraq and the idea of liberation through preemption. What is this liberty that is so fervently pursued? Does it mean a private space for individuals, the capacity for free and rational choice, or collective self-rule? What is the difference between positive and negative liberty, or the relationship between freedom and coercion? Reflecting on these questions reveals a surprisingly rich landscape of ideas--and further questions. The Liberty Reader collects twelve of the most important and insightful essays on issues of freedom currently available. It is essential reading for students of social and political theory, political philosophy, and anyone who wants a deeper understanding of the variety of ideas and ideals behind perennial human strivings for liberty.ContributorsHannah Arendt, Isaiah Berlin, G. A. Cohen, T. H. Green, F. A. Hayek, Nancy Hirschman, Gerald C. MacCallum Jr., David Miller, Phillip Pettit, Quentin Skinner, Hillel Steiner, Charles Taylor.

Author : Peter Augustine Lawler
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739107621
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy and Its Friendly Critics written by Peter Augustine Lawler and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this edited collection, Peter Lawler presents a lucid and comprehensive introduction to a diverse set of political issues according to Tocqueville. Democracy and Its Friendly Critics addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such as the moral dimension of democracy, the theoretical challenges to democracy in our time, the religious dimension of liberty, and the meaning of work in contemporary American Life. Taking innovative and unexpected approaches toward familiar topics, the essays present engaging insights into a democratic society, and the contributors include some of today's leading figures in political philosophy. No other collection on Tocqueville addresses contemporary American political issues in such a direct and accessible fashion, making this book a valuable resource for the study of political theory in America.

Author : Charles N. R. McCoy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351473085
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Structure of Political Thought written by Charles N. R. McCoy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1963, this classic book is a rethinking of the history of Western political philosophy. Charles N. R. McCoy contrasts classical-medieval principles against the "hypotheses" at the root of modern liberalism and modern conservativism.In Part I, "The Classical Christian Tradition from Plato to Aquinas," the author lays the foundation for a philosophical "structure" capable of producing "constitutional liberty." Part II, "The Modern Theory of Politics from Machiavelli to Marx," attempts to show, beginning with Machiavelli, the reversal and destruction of the pre-modern "structure" postulated in Part I.McCoy stresses the great contributions of Aristotle to political thought found in his more familiar Ethics and Politics, but also includes key insights drawn from Metaphysics and Physics. These contributions are developed and perfected, McCoy argues, by Augustine and Aquinas. Two other important features include McCoy's epistemological insights into Plato's work that will be new to many readers and the author's juxtaposition of traditional natural law with "the modernized theory of natural law." The modern account of autonomous natural law, in McCoy's view, helps explain the totalitarian direction of key aspects of modern political thought. This classic volume on the origins of modern philosophical thought remains a standard in the field.

Author : Graham James McAleer
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN 13 : 0268105952
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Erich Przywara and Postmodern Natural Law written by Graham James McAleer and published by University of Notre Dame Pess. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graham McAleer’s Erich Przywara and Postmodern Natural Law is the first work to present in an accessible way the thinking of Erich Przywara (1889-1972) for an English-speaking audience. Przywara’s work remains little known to a broad Catholic audience, but it had a major impact on many of the most celebrated theologians of the twentieth century, including Hans Urs von Balthasar, Karl Rahner, Edith Stein, and Karl Barth. Przywara’s ground-breaking text Analogia Entis (The analogy of being) brought theological metaphysics into the modern era. While the concept of "analogy of being" is typically understood in static terms, McAleer explores how Przywara transformed it into something dynamic. McAleer shows the extension of Przywara’s thought into a range of disciplines: from a new theory of natural law to an explanation of how misunderstanding the analogy of being lies at the foundation of the puzzles of modernity and postmodernity. He demonstrates, through Przywara’s conceptual framework, how contemporary moral problems, such as those surrounding robots, Islam and sumptuary laws, Nazism (including fascism and race), embryos, migration, and body modification, among others, are shaped by the failure of Western thought to address metaphysical quandaries. McAleer updates Przywara for a new audience searching for solutions to the failing humanism of the current age. This book will be of interest to intellectuals and scholars in a wide range of disciplines within philosophy or theology, and will appeal especially to those interested in systematic and moral theology.

Author : Wolfgang Bialas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351260820
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aurel Kolnai's The War AGAINST the West Reconsidered written by Wolfgang Bialas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aurel Kolnai’s The War against the West remains one of the most insightful analyses of Nazi thought ever written. First published in 1938 it was a revelation for many readers. Quite different in tone and approach from most other analyses of Nazism available in English, it was remarkable for the thoroughness with which it discussed the writings of Nazi thinkers and for the seriousness with which it took their views. In this edited collection published eighty years after the original book, a team of distinguished scholars reassess this classic text and also consider its continued relevance to contemporary politics. They address issues such as the comparison of Nazism and communism, anti-Semitism, British and American perceptions of the Reich before the war and the Nazi legal theory of Carl Schmitt. This book is a vital source for historians of Nazism and Fascism.