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Informationen zum Autor James Tully is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is one of the most distinguished political philosophers in the world. Klappentext Two ambitious volumes from one of the world's leading political philosophers presenting a new kind of political and legal theory. Zusammenfassung These two volumes present a new kind of political and legal theory that James Tully calls a public philosophy! and a complementary new way of thinking about active citizenship! called civic freedom. The volumes represent a genuine landmark in political theory! from one of its most distinguished practitioners alive today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; Acknowledgements; Credits; Introduction; Public philosophy and civic freedom: a guide to the two Volumes; Part I. Approaching Practice: 1. Public philosophy as a critical activity; 2. Situated creatively: Wittgenstein and political philosophy; 3. To think and act differently: comparing critical ethos and critical Theory; Part II. Democracy and Recognition: 4. The agonistic freedom of citizens; 5. Reimagining belonging in diverse societies; 6. Multinational democracies: an introductory sketch; Part III. Indigenous Peoples: 7. The negotiation of reconciliation; 8. The struggles of indigenous peoples for and of freedom; Conclusion: 9. Recognition, distribution and civic freedom: the emergence of a new field; Bibliography; Index.
