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Vittorio Hösle - Morals and Politics - 9780268030650 - V9780268030650
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Morals and Politics

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Description for Morals and Politics Hardcover. Vittorio Hosle attempts no less than an outline of a political ethics for the twenty-first century. He not only raises the question of the relationship between morals and politics but proposes a relatively complex answer to it. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 928 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1574.

When Moral und Politik was first published in Germany it provoked heated debate both in and out of the classroom. It even prompted Vittorio Hösle’s critics to publish a collection of essays that responded to his provocative arguments. Available for the first time in an English translation, Morals and Politics, a tour-de-force, is certain to once again cause considerable discussion.

In this ambitious work Hösle attempts no less than an outline of a political ethics for the twenty-first century. He raises the question of the relationship between morals and politics but proposes a relatively complex answer to it. This answer ... Read more

This book is divided into three parts. In the first, Hösle defines the problem through a comprehensive survey of political thought. In the second, he addresses the character of human nature, of power, and of the state and its history. Finally, he deals with the philosophy of law as well as with questions concerning the right of resistance and just war theory.

Sweeping in its scope and forceful in its conclusions, Morals and Politics will reshape the way many think about politics and political philosophy.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1014
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268030650
SKU
V9780268030650
Shipping Time
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About Vittorio Hösle
Vittorio Hösle is Paul G. Kimball Chair of Arts and Letters in the Department of German Languages & Literatures, concurrent professor of philosophy, and concurrent professor of government and international studies at the University of Notre Dame.

Reviews for Morals and Politics
"This book is impressive for its detail and sweep. Various sections of the book will be useful for scholars in political science, political philosophy, and analytic sociology. Recommended." —Choice "Hösle lays out on a massive scale what it means to be human. In deeply insightful chapters the breadth and interconnectedness of the multiple (and mutually implicating) dimensions of human life ... Read more

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