Democracy / Ross Harrison.
نوع المادة : نصالسلاسل:Problems of philosophyالناشر:London ; New York : R. Routledge, 1993وصف:ix, 246 pages ; 23 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0415032547 (hbk)
- JC421 H28 1993
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | JC421 H28 1993 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000163395 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | JC421 H28 1993 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010000163396 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface, Principally on History -- I. Self-rule -- II. The Greeks -- III. The Negative Liberal Tradition: Hobbes and Locke -- IV. Rousseau -- V. Revolutions, Liberty and Law -- VI. Bentham and the Mills -- VII. Reason in History: Hegel and Marx -- VIII. Foundations -- IX. Knowledge -- X. Autonomy -- XI. Equality -- XII. Threading some Paradoxes -- XIII. An Impartial Conclusion.
Democracy is today universally considered to be a good thing, yet in history has been frequently criticised. Ross Harrison argues the merits of democracy by tracing its history from the works of Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, The American Federalists and Hume, Bentham, the Mills, Hegel and Marx. This historical perspective provides a repertory of specific problems where democracy converges upon the values of liberty, equality, knowledge and welfare. These same values can be used to argue the benefits and demerits of democracy. Any overall assessment must therefore take account of such complexity. Democracy shows us how we may navigate between these moral conflicts, by examining the paradoxes and problems that arise and arguing their resolution.
Ross Harrison provides a clear analytical justification of democracy, informed by facts and detailed knowledge of the work of major thinkers of the past. This book is ideal for both those with an interest in the arguments for democracy, and students of politics or philosophy who will find this an excellent introduction to the term.