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Politics and Morality
Susan Mendus
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Paperback. Public disenchantment with politics has become a key feature of the world in which we live. In this book, Susan Mendus asks if politicians can be morally good or whether politics is destined to involve dirty hands or the loss of integrity, as many modern philosophers claim. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
Public disenchantment with politics has become a key feature of the world in which we live. Politicians are increasingly viewed with suspicion and distrust, and electoral turnout in many modern democracies continues to fall. But are we right to display such contempt towards our elected representatives? Can politicians be morally good or is politics destined to involve dirty hands or the loss of integrity, as many modern philosophers claim? In this book, Susan Mendus seeks to address these important questions to assess whether this apparent tension between morality and politics is real and, if so, why.
Public disenchantment with politics has become a key feature of the world in which we live. Politicians are increasingly viewed with suspicion and distrust, and electoral turnout in many modern democracies continues to fall. But are we right to display such contempt towards our elected representatives? Can politicians be morally good or is politics destined to involve dirty hands or the loss of integrity, as many modern philosophers claim? In this book, Susan Mendus seeks to address these important questions to assess whether this apparent tension between morality and politics is real and, if so, why.
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Written with verve and clarity, this book provides students and general readers an accessible guide to the philosophical debates about the complex relationship between politics and morality in the contemporary world.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
Series
Themes for the 21st Century Series
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745629681
SKU
V9780745629681
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About Susan Mendus
Susan Mendus is Professor of Political Philosophy and a member of the Morrell Centre for Toleration at the University of York.
Reviews for Politics and Morality
"A very good introductory text and ought to be compulsory reading for undergraduates working in political philosophy and ethics." Res Publica "An elegant, insightful and incisive essay." Journal of Applied Philosophy "Sue Mendus's examination of integrity in public life deftly combines rigourous philosophical arguments and astute empirical examples. This book is characteristically lively and very interesting: a must-read for ... Read more