Partisan or Neutral?

The Futility of Public Political Theory

By:

Michael White

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy

Show Hide Adult Content

$165.00

Available from supplier

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks

0 in Trolley

Price Match

Wrap this item as a gift ($5.90) - add a free gift card on the next page

Free Delivery with Primate

Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $41.25 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $27.50 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

Around 12-24 June using International Courier

Description

Partisan or Neutral? critically examines the Rawlsian ideal of a public, supposedly neutral, political theory meant to justify contemporary constitutional democracies. Placing this ideal-appealed to by neo-natural law theorists and advocates of 'public theology' as well as by political theorists-against the background of the history of political liberalism, White shows its contradictory nature. He argues that any such legitimating theory will be 'partisan,' in the sense of appealing to convictions concerning the human good that will not be universally accepted. He concludes that all politics must be imperfect-a matter of pragmatism and prudence in forming the most workable compromises possible and in acquiescing, where our principles allow us to do so, in situations that are often far from optimal.

Author Biography:

Michael White is professor of philosophy at Arizona State University.

Release date NZ

August 12th, 1997

Author

Michael White

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Pages

160

Series

Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy

Dimensions

147x229x17

ISBN-13

9780847684540

Product ID

13190813

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here