Essays on political morality
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Essays on political morality
（Clarendon paperbacks）
Clarendon Press, 1998, c1989
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First published 1989, first issued as paperback 1998 -- on t.p. verso
Bibliography: p. [255]-259
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
R. M. Hare, one of the most widely discussed of today's moral philosophers, presents a selection of essays in which he brings ethical theory lucidly to bear on moral problems arising in politics. He examines our obligation to obey the law; the limits of legitimate lawbreaking, civil violence, and war; rights of various sorts and their supposed conflict with utility; justice, distributive and retributive; and care of the environment. His arguments are amply
illustrated by specific examples. The volume substantiates the author's claim that help with such problems can be found in philosophy, and particularly in his own ethical theory, which draws together the best insights of Kant and utilitarians.
Table of Contents
- 1. The Role of Philosophers in the Legislative Process
- 2. Political Obligation
- 3. Rebellion
- 4. On Terrorism
- 5. Rules of War and Moral Reasoning
- 6. Philosophy and Practice: Some Issues about War and Peace
- 7. Rights, Utility, and Universalization
- 8. Utility and Rights
- 9. Arguing about Rights
- 10. Liberty and Equality: How Politics Masquerades as Philosophy
- 11. The Rights of Employees
- 12. What is Wrong with Slavery
- 13. Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity in South Africa?
- 14. Justice and Equality
- 15. Punishment and Retributive Justice
- 16. Contrasting Methods of Environmental Planning
- 17. Moral Reasoning about the Environment
- References and Bibliography
- Index
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