Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice
Jan Narveson
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Description for Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice
Paperback. The essays in this collection share a consistent theme running through much of Narveson's moral and political philosophy: namely that politics and morals stem from the interests of individual people and that the authority for these concepts comes from the exigencies of co-operation. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 375.
Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice is a collection of essays of the moral and political philosophy of Jan Narveson. The essays in this collection share a consistent theme running through much of Narveson's moral and political philosophy, namely that politics and morals stem from the interests of individual people, and have no antecedent authority over us. Rather, the source of such authority lies in the way people are related to one another, and most especially, in the exigencies of cooperation. Humans have plenty of problems, Narveson argues, but we are perhaps unique among animals in that our ... Read more
Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice is a collection of essays of the moral and political philosophy of Jan Narveson. The essays in this collection share a consistent theme running through much of Narveson's moral and political philosophy, namely that politics and morals stem from the interests of individual people, and have no antecedent authority over us. Rather, the source of such authority lies in the way people are related to one another, and most especially, in the exigencies of cooperation. Humans have plenty of problems, Narveson argues, but we are perhaps unique among animals in that our ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742513303
SKU
V9780742513303
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About Jan Narveson
Jan Narveson is professor of philosophy at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
Reviews for Respecting Persons in Theory and Practice
A powerful collection of Jan Narveson's best essays, culled from over three decades in professional philosophy. . . . Despite being a serious philosophy text, this book reads rather like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with footnotes. Throughout, Narveson's range is astonishing, his style engaging, and the quality of his writing second only to that of his reasoning.
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