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x, 221 pages ; 25 cm. |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ Political science teachers lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
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American political thought |
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American political thought.
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| Summary |
"Natural law political theory grounds the authority of law in the law's capacity to advance the common good, but questions about what this common good is and how it relates to political life remain highly contested. The influential new natural law theory of John Finnis reduces political association to the operation of government and makes it a merely instrumental good that serves to secure and facilitate individual and social goods. Political community, on this account, does not realize any further human good not already experienced in smaller human communities. In A Vindication of Politics, Matthew Wright challenges this account and argues that political community itself realizes an aspect of social life intrinsic to full human flourishing. Wright develops an account of the political common good that is both inclusivist and distinctive--that is to say, it includes within its orbit the diverse goods of individuals and other associations, and it recognizes the good of the political association itself. Drawing on the work of Edmund Burke and the example of Abraham Lincoln, Wright argues that political community has its own distinctive goods, including civic friendship and political culture, embodied in its history, institutions, practices, and ideals. Individuals do not have to run for office to be engaged in the political common good. Participation in the vibrant cultural life of one's political community is an intrinsic part of the common good"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Introduction -- Critical assessment of Finnis's instrumentality thesis -- The familial good -- Formal characteristics of political association -- Civic friendship: paradox and possibility -- Political culture as an intrinsic good -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210) and index. |
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Common good.
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Natural law.
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Political participation -- Social aspects.
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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Common good. (OCoLC)fst00869784
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Natural law. (OCoLC)fst01034366
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Political participation -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01069404
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Political science -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst01069819
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| ISBN |
9780700627554 hardcover |
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0700627553 hardcover |
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9780700627561 electronic book |
| Standard No. |
40028906067 |
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