书名: The Moral Foundations of Politics (The Yale ISPS Series)
作者: Ian Shapiro (Author)
出版社: Yale University Press (February 8, 2003)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0300079079
ISBN-13: 978-0300079074
Book Description
Shapiro discusses the different answers that have been proposed by the major political theorists in the utilitarian, Marxist, and social contract traditions over the past four centuries. Showing how these political philosophies have all been decisively shaped by the core values of the Enlightenment, he demonstrates that each one contains useful insights that survive their failures as comprehensive doctrines and that should inform our thinking about political legitimacy. Shapiro then turns to the democratic tradition. Exploring the main arguments for and against democracy from Plato’s time until our own, he argues that democracy offers the best resources for realizing the Enlightenment’s promise and managing its internal tensions. As such, democracy supplies the most attractive available basis for political legitimacy.
Review
"In The Moral Foundations of Politics, Shapiro reaffirms his place as one of the very clearest and most resolute, and most solidly grounded, practitioners of political theory in this generation." -- Adolph Reed, Jr., New School for Social Research
"A deeply valuable book at many levels. Shapiro shows an almost unique ability to combine the broad sweep with the telling detail or precise insight—just what a book of this sort needs." -- Jennifer L. Hochschild, Harvard University
About the Author
Ian Shapiro is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and chairman of the department of political science at Yale University.
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作者: Ian Shapiro (Author)
出版社: Yale University Press (February 8, 2003)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0300079079
ISBN-13: 978-0300079074
Book Description
Shapiro discusses the different answers that have been proposed by the major political theorists in the utilitarian, Marxist, and social contract traditions over the past four centuries. Showing how these political philosophies have all been decisively shaped by the core values of the Enlightenment, he demonstrates that each one contains useful insights that survive their failures as comprehensive doctrines and that should inform our thinking about political legitimacy. Shapiro then turns to the democratic tradition. Exploring the main arguments for and against democracy from Plato’s time until our own, he argues that democracy offers the best resources for realizing the Enlightenment’s promise and managing its internal tensions. As such, democracy supplies the most attractive available basis for political legitimacy.
Review
"In The Moral Foundations of Politics, Shapiro reaffirms his place as one of the very clearest and most resolute, and most solidly grounded, practitioners of political theory in this generation." -- Adolph Reed, Jr., New School for Social Research
"A deeply valuable book at many levels. Shapiro shows an almost unique ability to combine the broad sweep with the telling detail or precise insight—just what a book of this sort needs." -- Jennifer L. Hochschild, Harvard University
About the Author
Ian Shapiro is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and chairman of the department of political science at Yale University.
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