Political Fraternity - Democracy Beyond Freedom and Equality

Fraternity is a feeling, and a moral quality, but fraternity is also a political concept. Àngel Puyol examines the theoretical and normative challenges of the political idea of fraternity, its history and meanings, its role in current political philosophy, and its relation to justice and democracy both at a local and global level.

List of contents

Acknowledgement Introduction 1. A very short history of political fraternity 2. What is political fraternity 3. Some current criticisms to political fraternity 4. Fraternal justice 5. Fraternal democracy 6. Global fraternity Index

About the author

Angel Puyol is Professor of Political Philosophy at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

Summary

Fraternity is a feeling, and a moral quality, but fraternity is also a political concept. Àngel Puyol examines the theoretical and normative challenges of the political idea of fraternity, its history and meanings, its role in current political philosophy, and its relation to justice and democracy both at a local and global level.

Product details

• Authors: +ngel Puyol, Angel Puyol, Àngel Puyol, Angel (Autonomous University of Barcelona Puyol, Puyol Angel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781138653795
• ISBN: 978-1-138-65379-5
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought; Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Political science and theory