Citizenship and the Pursuit of the Worthy Life

Informationen zum Autor David Thunder has been a research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Spain, since September 2012. Prior to moving to Spain, Thunder served as a visiting assistant professor at Bucknell University, Pennsylvania and at Villanova University, Pennsylvania, in addition to completing two years of postdoctoral research - one year at the Witherspoon Institute and the other in Princeton University's James Madison Program. His work has appeared in publications such as the American Journal of Political Science, Political Theory, and the Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. Klappentext This book argues that the insulation of public life from the ethical standpoint puts in jeopardy the legitimacy and survival of our political communities. Zusammenfassung This book argues that the insulation of public life from the ethical standpoint puts in jeopardy not only our integrity as persons but also the legitimacy and long-term survival of our political communities. In response to this predicament! David Thunder aims to rehabilitate the ethical standpoint in political philosophy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Charting the Conceptual Terrain: 1. Resurrecting an ancient question: the place of citizenship in a worthy life; 2. The concept of ethical integrity; 3. The practice of citizenship; Part II. Prospects for Integrity in the Public Square: 4. A pre-emptive strike against the separationist thesis; 5. The integrationist ideal of citizenship; 6. Objections and replies.

Product details

• Authors: David Thunder, David (Villanova University Thunder, Thunder David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2016
• EAN: 9781107642089
• ISBN: 978-1-107-64208-9
• No. of pages: 228
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History of Ideas, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Civics and citizenship