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The Primacy of Persons in Politics: Empiricism and Political Philosophy
John Von Heyking
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Hardcover. What is the nature of political activity? This question has vexed political Editor(s): von Heyking, John; Heilke, Thomas. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
What is the nature of political activity? This question has vexed political thinkers since Plato wrote Statesman and remains challenging today. Contemporary intellectual categories obstruct individuals from understanding politics as a distinct species of activity with its own realm of expertise, modes and ends. Instead politics is poorly directed by notions of achieving a complete or final end of affairs. It tends to be conflated with other types of activities and realms of life, including economics, power-seeking, and law and procedure. As a result, politics often is untethered from morality.
Taking as their departure point the political-philosophical analyses of ... Read more
What is the nature of political activity? This question has vexed political thinkers since Plato wrote Statesman and remains challenging today. Contemporary intellectual categories obstruct individuals from understanding politics as a distinct species of activity with its own realm of expertise, modes and ends. Instead politics is poorly directed by notions of achieving a complete or final end of affairs. It tends to be conflated with other types of activities and realms of life, including economics, power-seeking, and law and procedure. As a result, politics often is untethered from morality.
Taking as their departure point the political-philosophical analyses of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813221236
SKU
V9780813221236
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About John Von Heyking
John von Heyking, professor of political science at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, is author of Augustine and Politics as Longing in the World and Friendship and Politics: Essays in Political Thought, and editor of two volumes in the Collected Works of Eric Voegelin series. Thomas Heilke is professor of political science and director of the Center ... Read more
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