This book concerns the foundations and implications of a particular form of liberal political theory. Colburn argues that one should see liberalism as a political theory committed to the value of autonomy, understood as consisting in an agent deciding for oneself what is valuable and living life in accordance with that decision. Understanding liberalism this way offers solutions to various problems that beset liberal political theory, on various levels. On the theoretical level, Colburn claims that this position is the only defensible theory of liberalism in current circulation, arguing...
This book concerns the foundations and implications of a particular form of liberal political theory. Colburn argues that one should see liberalism...
This book develops and applies a unified interpretation of John Rawls' theory of justice as fairness in order to clarify the account of citizenship that Rawls relies upon, and the kind of educational policies that the state can legitimately pursue to promote social justice. Costa examines the role of the family as the "first school of justice" and its basic contribution to the moral and political development of children. It also argues that schools are necessary to supplement the education that families provide, teaching the political virtues that support just social institutions. The book...
This book develops and applies a unified interpretation of John Rawls' theory of justice as fairness in order to clarify the account of citizenship...
Habermas & Rawls are two heavyweights of social & political philosophy, & undoubtedly the two most written about authors in this field. In this volume, contributors re-examine the Habermas-Rawls dispute with an eye toward the way in which the dispute can cast light on current controversies about political philosophy more broadly.
Habermas & Rawls are two heavyweights of social & political philosophy, & undoubtedly the two most written about authors in this field. In this volume...
Does thought depend on language? Primarily as a consequence of the cognitive turn in empirical disciplines like psychology and ethology, many current empirical researchers and empirically minded philosophers tend to answer this question in the negative. This book rejects this mainstream view and develops a philosophical argument in favor of a universal dependence of language on thought. In doing so, it comprises insights of two primary representatives of 20th century and contemporary philosophy, namely Donald Davidson and Robert Brandom.
Barth offers an...
Does thought depend on language? Primarily as a consequence of the cognitive turn in empirical disciplines like psychology and ethology, many curre...
During the last decade, the familiar problem of the regress of reasons has returned to prominent consideration in epistemology. In this new study, Aikin presents a full case for infinitism as a response to the issue of the regress of reasons.
During the last decade, the familiar problem of the regress of reasons has returned to prominent consideration in epistemology. In this new study, Aik...
This title develops a model of civil society and situates that model in the debate over the relationship between civil society and democracy. Jensen argues that while we can draw up an ideal in which political institutions and civil society are mutually supportive, this ideal cannot be realised without luck.
This title develops a model of civil society and situates that model in the debate over the relationship between civil society and democracy. Jensen a...
Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy, political philosophy, and philosophy of judgement have been and continue to be widely discussed among many scholars. The impact of his thinking is beyond doubt and his ideas continue to inspire and encourage an on-going dialogue among many people in our world today. Given the historical and philosophical significance of Kant's moral, political, and aesthetic theory, and the connection he draws between these theories and the appropriate function and methodology of education, it is surprising that relatively little has been written on Kant's contribution to...
Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy, political philosophy, and philosophy of judgement have been and continue to be widely discussed among many scholars....
This book articulates a new perspective on public morality in uncertain times by defending a radical re-orientation of civic ethics away from the pursuit of the good society and toward the prevention of the great evils of human life.
This book articulates a new perspective on public morality in uncertain times by defending a radical re-orientation of civic ethics away from the purs...
In this volume, Maher contextualizes the work of a group of contemporary analytic philosophers-The Pittsburgh School-whose work is characterized by an interest in the history of philosophy and a commitment to normative functionalism, or the insight that to identify something as a manifestation of conceptual capacities is to place it in a space of norms. Wilfrid Sellars claimed that humans are distinctive because they occupy a norm-governed "space of reasons." Along with Sellars, Robert Brandom and John McDowell have tried to work out the implications of that idea for understanding...
In this volume, Maher contextualizes the work of a group of contemporary analytic philosophers-The Pittsburgh School-whose work is characterized by...
In a refreshingly new light, the book strikes a balance between fascinating debates on the conditions of human flourishing on the one hand, and heated discussions about the Welfare State on the other.
In a refreshingly new light, the book strikes a balance between fascinating debates on the conditions of human flourishing on the one hand, and heated...
