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Author | : Eric Beerbohm |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2015-12-29 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0691168156 |
When a government in a democracy acts in our name, are we, as citizens, responsible for those acts? What if the government commits a moral crime? The protestor's slogan--"Not in our name!"--testifies to the need to separate ourselves from the wrongs of our leaders. Yet the idea that individual citizens might bear a special responsibility for political wrongdoing is deeply puzzling for ordinary morality and leading theories of democracy. In Our Name explains how citizens may be morally exposed to the failures of their representatives and state institutions, and how complicity is the professional hazard of democratic citizenship. Confronting the ethical challenges that citizens are faced with in a self-governing democracy, Eric Beerbohm proposes institutional remedies for dealing with them. Beerbohm questions prevailing theories of democracy for failing to account for our dual position as both citizens and subjects. Showing that the obligation to participate in the democratic process is even greater when we risk serving as accomplices to wrongdoing, Beerbohm argues for a distinctive division of labor between citizens and their representatives that charges lawmakers with the responsibility of incorporating their constituents' moral principles into their reasoning about policy. Grappling with the practical issues of democratic decision making, In Our Name engages with political science, law, and psychology to envision mechanisms for citizens seeking to avoid democratic complicity.
Author | : Lucio Cortella |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2015-09-08 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1438457553 |
The legal regulations and formal rules of democracy alone are not enough to hold a society together and govern its processes. Yet the irreducible ethical pluralism that characterizes contemporary society seems to make it impossible to impose a single system of values as a source of social cohesion and identity reference. In this book, Lucio Cortella argues that Hegel's theory of ethical life can provide such a grounding and makes the case through an analysis of Hegel's central political work, the Philosophy of Right. Although Hegel did not support democratic political ends and wrote in a historical and cultural context far removed from the current liberal-democratic scene, Cortella maintains that the Hegelian theory of ethical life, with its emphasis on securing a framework conducive to human freedom, nevertheless offers a convincing response to the problem of the ethical uprootedness of contemporary democracy.
Author | : Gregory Pappas |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008-07-02 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780253219794 |
John Dewey, widely known as "America's philosopher," provided important insights into education and political philosophy, but surprisingly never set down a complete moral or ethical philosophy. Gregory Fernando Pappas presents the first systematic and comprehensive treatment of Dewey's ethics. By providing a pluralistic account of moral life that is both unified and coherent, Pappas considers ethics to be key to an understanding of Dewey's other philosophical insights, especially his views on democracy. Pappas unfolds Dewey's ethical vision by looking carefully at the virtues and values of ideal character and community. Showing that Dewey's ethics are compatible with the rest of his philosophy, Pappas corrects the reputation of American pragmatism as a philosophy committed to skepticism and relativism. Readers will find a robust and boldly detailed view of Dewey's ethics in this groundbreaking book.
Author | : Claes G. Ryn |
Publisher | : CUA Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9780813207117 |
This study goes to the heart of ethics and politics. Strongly argued and lucidly written, the book makes a crucial distinction between two forms of democracy
Author | : Paulo Freire |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2000-12-13 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1461640652 |
This book displays the striking creativity and profound insight that characterized Freire's work to the very end of his life-an uplifting and provocative exploration not only for educators, but also for all that learn and live.
Author | : Robert B. Talisse |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 217 |
Release | : 2009-09-10 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0521513545 |
If confronted with a democratic result they regard as intolerable, should citizens revolt or pursue democratic means of social change?
Author | : Lori Keleher |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 489 |
Release | : 2019-03-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1107195004 |
Economists, philosophers, and policy experts from the Global North and South advance the conversation on the ethical dimensions of agency and democracy in development. These diverse essays from leading development academics and practitioners will interest students and scholars of global justice, international development and political philosophy.
Author | : Jose V. Ciprut |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
Examines change in the normative underpinnings of both ancient and modern practices of political governance, public duties, and personal responsibilities
Author | : Petr Urban |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2020-07-08 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 303041437X |
This book reflects on theoretical developments in the political theory of care and new applications of care ethics in different contexts. The chapters provide original and fresh perspectives on the seminal notions and topics of a politically formulated ethics of care. It covers concepts such as democratic citizenship, social and political participation, moral and political deliberation, solidarity and situated attentive knowledge. It engages with current debates on marketizing and privatizing care, and deals with issues of state care provision and democratic caring institutions. It speaks to the current political and societal challenges, including the crisis of Western democracy related to the rise of populism and identity politics worldwide. The book brings together perspectives of care theorists from three different continents and ten different countries and gives voice to their unique local insights from various socio-political and cultural contexts. Chapter 11 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Author | : John H. Hallowell |
Publisher | : Amagi Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780865976696 |
Hallowell makes a significant argument in favour of the importance of moral values in the orderly functioning of modern democracies. Hallowell begins with a survey of the role that classical liberalism and faith in man as a reasonable, moral, and spiritual actor played in the emergence of democratic self-government. He sharply criticises positivist thought and moral relativism as direct challenges to the notion that transcendent truths guide individuals in their actions and influence how people participate in a democratic society. Hallowell reminds us that at its core, a well-functioning democracy must be based on a fundamental respect for the dignity of the individual.