Buch, Englisch, 140 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 272 g
An Introduction
Buch, Englisch, 140 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 272 g
ISBN: 978-1-5095-1310-9
Verlag: Polity Press
Politics is the process by which communities collectively decide to pursue certain courses of action. It is, as such, always a matter of judgment. Courses of action are chosen at least in part because they are somehow adjudged better than the alternatives, and this has given rise to a great deal of speculation about the ways in which we determine the relative merits of proposed laws and policies. What exactly is good judgment in politics? What are the characteristics of people who judge especially well? How is good judgment acquired and how can we recognize it in others?
Peter Steinberger addresses such questions by considering a variety of important developments in the history of political thought – ancient, modern and contemporary – introducing readers to important and on-going debates about the idea of prudence or practical wisdom as it functions, or should function, in the realm of public affairs. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of political theory, the history of political thought, and political ethics.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
- Contents
- Introduction What is Political Judgment?
- Chapter 1 Foundations: Plato and Aristotle
- Chapter 2 The Kantian Problematic
- Chapter 3 The Arendtian Theory of Judgment
- Chapter 4 Hermeneutics, Tacit Knowledge and Neo-Rationalism
- Notes
- Index
