... political philosophy natural goodness social corruption philosophy of history In the Troisième Dialogue Rousseau suggests that all his writings pursued a single theme—to the effect, as he puts it, that ‘Nature made mankind happy and good but … society depraves and renders it miserable...

..., from conceptual analysis to the interpretation of legal doctrines, and from political philosophy to organizational theory. It also discusses the principle of politics that is drawn from experiential cognition of human beings, which have in view the mechanism for administering right and how it can...

...This introduction examines how the figure of the Muslim has become the center where questions of political philosophy and political theology, politics and ethics converge. It explains how the Muslim question has depicted Islam as the preeminent danger to politics; to Christians, Jews, and secular...

...This book addresses one of the most enduring puzzles in political philosophy and constitutional theory—why is religion singled out for preferential treatment in both law and public discourse? Why are religious obligations that conflict with the law accorded special toleration while other...

... in the United States and in western liberal democracies before discussing liberal arguments for economic exceptionalism in relation to populism and political philosophy. It then explains how a thick conception of economic liberty intersects with democratic legitimacy and concludes by reflecting...

... will problem John Rawls welfare equality utilitarianism Amartya Sen political philosophy G. A. Cohen The publication of John Rawls’s  A Theory of Justice in 1971 was a watershed in discussion bearing on the question, derived from Sen, which forms my title. Before...

... adaptive preferences choice freedom religious beliefs Amartya Sen capability freedom control political philosophy G. A. Cohen In the present appreciation, I first describe the leading idea—‘capability’—which Amartya Sen has brought to this field of discourse. I then take up the connection...

...This chapter considers Thomas Nagel's approach to political philosophy and argues that his various statements about reasonable rejection generate an inconsistency at a politically sensitive point. Nagel is aware that his endorsement of rich people's opposition to radical redistribution “may seem...

..., will be the arguments against them. basic structure constructivism justice Rawls John contractarianism facts and principles Gauthier David original position Scanlon T M metaethics principles rules of regulation freedom political philosophy rights Williams Andrew Pareto principle taxation difference...

... reader, he tests whether their arguments and positions are clear, sound, and free from contradiction. Ultimately, his lectures teach us not only about some of the great thinkers in the history of moral and political philosophy, but also about one of the great thinkers of our time: Cohen himself....

...This chapter examines some questions in Thomas Hobbes's political philosophy, with the objective of identifying what, if anything, Hobbes thought to be the central problem, or problems, of politics. It links these questions to an account of why the state of nature is so intolerable, of how we may...

...This chapter analyzes groups that follow different moral or religious traditions that generally have their own internal controversies, such as conflicts in the absence of laws to handle them and render social cooperation difficult or even impossible. It also explains why political philosophy...

...This chapter investigates the political philosophy of quantification. The intellectualist defense of quantification bears on the ethical issues. A system of demonstrably false or untestable dogmas, the product of state power and not of free persuasion, has obvious moral implications to anyone...

... Ciceronian, Cynic, and Cartesian moral philosophy, as well as subjects ranging from music and the origins of government to property and the nature of the human soul. By piecing together this now forgotten story, the book opens up new perspectives on the Enlightenment, eighteenth-century moral and political...

... recent developments in psychology, while the empirical study of framing effects has ignored much contemporary work in political philosophy. This book bridges this divide by explaining the relevance of framing effects for normative theories of democracy. Employing a behavioral approach, the book argues...

...This chapter focuses on the disappearance of political philosophy in recent years and the prevalence of theories that arose in opposition to the Enlightenment. It talks about Romanticism as the earliest and most successful antagonist of the Enlightenment, which has numerous successors...

...This chapter highlights plebeianism as a political philosophy in the works of Martin Breaugh and Jeffrey Green and provides an in-depth analysis of recent attempts at retrieving the mixed constitution and proposing institutional innovations by John McCormick and Lawrence Hamilton. It looks...

...This chapter restates the author's arguments and considers their implications for political thought and political philosophy today. It emphasizes the overall theme that connects Hannah Arendt and Isaiah Berlin: their lives and works were hardly confined to academia, let alone one academic...

... his elaboration and embellishment of his notion of the Counter-Enlightenment that his pluralism has come to be seen as the mainspring of his political philosophy as a whole. Barrett William Irrational Man Berlin Isaiah Counter Enlightenment Enlightenment Hegel G W F Kant Immanuel MacIntyre...

... hypothetical insurance liberalism Kymlicka Will religious beliefs Amartya Sen Ronald Dworkin egalitarianism egalitarian justice political philosophy G. A. Cohen In his Tanner Lecture of 1979 called “Equality of What?” Amartya Sen asked what metric egalitarians should use to establish...