UID:
almafu_9960119840302883
Format:
1 online resource (vii., 246 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-59973-0
Series Statement:
Royal Institute of Philosophy supplements
Content:
This collection of essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy, first published in 2007, looks at a wide range of topics in political philosophy ranging from issues such as terrorism, egalitarianism and the just war to considerations of the political philosophy of Edmund Burke, of philosophical liberalism and of the current state of utilitarianism in political thought. There are also treatments of the role of innocence and of emotion in political discourse.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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Making the world safe for utilitarianism /
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Innocent before God: politics, morality and the case of Billy Budd /
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Democracy and openness /
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Rights and human rights /
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Prerogative to depart from equality /
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Casting the first stone: who can, and who can't, condemn the terrorists? /
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Against egalitarianism /
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Big decisiion: opting, converting, drifting /
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The epistemology of unjust war /
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High culture, low politics /
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Edmund Burke and the Anglo-American tradition of liberty /
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The politics of emotion: liberalism and cognitivism /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-69559-7
Language:
English
Subjects:
Philosophy
URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511599736
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