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What Is Political Philosophy
By (Author) Charles Larmore
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
1st August 2022
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Political science and theory
Centrist democratic ideologies
320.01
Paperback
200
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
A new understanding of political philosophy from one of its leading thinkers What is political philosophy What are its fundamental problems And how should it be distinguished from moral philosophy In this book, Charles Larmore redefines the distinctive aims of political philosophy, reformulating in this light the basis of a liberal understand
Larmore is one of our finest political philosophers and this book displays his insight, sweep, and rigor.--Leif Wenar, King's College London
Larmore's picture of our discipline is original and compelling, and the contrast with both moralism and realism is illuminating.--Jonathan Quong, University of Southern California
Charles Larmore is professor of philosophy and the W. Duncan MacMillan Family Professor in the Humanities at Brown University. His previous works include The Autonomy of Morality and The Practices of the Self.