Political Conduct

Informationen zum Autor Mark Philp is former Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, and is a Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Oriel College, Oxford. Klappentext This book explores how the processes and practices of politics shape political values! such as liberty! justice! equality! and democracy. Mining the history of political episodes and political thinkers! including Caesar and Machiavelli! Mark Philp argues that it is through political activity that "values are articulated and embraced! and they become powerful motivating forces." "Political Conduct" is thus an attempt to inform and enrich political theory--to show that its principles would be more relevant to actual politics if they were immersed in history and practice. Philp argues for a separation between moral and political philosophy and proposes that a less abstract and ideal approach to political philosophy than that provided by Rawls! Dworkin! Nagel! and Cohen would be more useful in illuminating the conduct of politicians and the limitations on what they can achieve. Zusammenfassung Philp explores how political processes and practices shape political values like liberty, justice, equality, and democracy. Mining the history of political episodes and political thinkers, including Caesar and Machiavelli, Philp argues that through political activity “values are articulated and embraced, and they become powerful motivating forces.”

Product details

• Authors: Mark Philp, Philp Mark
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2007
• EAN: 9780674024885
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02488-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory