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This volume presents new research on the use of experimental methodologies in moral and social philosophy. The contributions reflect the growing plurality of methodologies and strategies for implementing experimental work on morality to new domains, problems, and topics.

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748610914);Wars of national secession and ethnic cleansing have disfigured recent years. These conflicts stem from claims that the same territory is occupied by separate 'peoples' for whom separate political arrangements should be made. Such claims are based on their supposedly distinct racial, ethnic, cultural or national identities. What, though, do such identities really amount to and what ought to be their role in determining the configuration and character of states? This has become a key concern of contemporary political philosophy and this book introduces readers to the materials required to address it:The concepts of race and ethnicity, cultural identity and nationalityThe relevant political theories, including liberalism, communitarianism and postmodernismThe topics of citizenship and migration, multiculturalism, and the ethics of secessionThis is the first comprehensive survey of a highly topical issue and its multidisciplinary approach will make it of relevance to courses in philosophy, politics, sociology and cultural studies, as well as of interest to the general reader."

The intention of this research is to elaborate on Socrates' philosophy and its serious consequences for the relationship between philosophy and politics, hence making them hostile to each other, and Socrates an enemy of the people. The author explores the tension between philosophy and public life by comparing and contrasting two opposing philosophical projects – Socrates and Plato's – while illuminating different methods and paths they follow in their understanding of philosophy and politics. Since the author makes a claim that Socrates' philosophy is anti-political and subversive, perceived useless for public life and leading to political instability, it tragically fails when confronted with political power, as Plato subtly reveals in the dialogues. On the contrary, Plato's political project, regardless of its own contradictions, failures and turnovers, represents a radical shift. It is the project of re-founding the city on the new political grounds, attempting to make philosophy political, and the city safe for philosophy by permanently looking for a modus vivendi between philosophy and politics. ; Namjera ove studije je pojasniti posljedice Sokratove filozofije za razumijevanje odnosa između filozofije i politike, njihove međusobne tenzije i Sokrata kao neprijatelja naroda. Autor istražuje tenziju između filozofije i javnoga života usporedbom dva suprotstavljena filozofska projekta – one Sokrata i Platona – pojašnjavajući različite metode i smjerove koje slijede u svojem shvaćanju filozofije i politike. Autorova je tvrdnja da je Sokratova filozofija antipolitička i subverzivna, beskorisna za javni život, te vodi političkoj nestabilnosti i, kako Platon otkriva u svojim dijalozima, tragično osuđena na propast u susretu s političkom moći. S druge strane, Platonov politički projekt, uz sve njegove kontradikcije, neuspjehe i preokrete, predstavlja radikalni zaokret od Sokratove filozofije. Radi se o projektu osnivanja grada na novim političkim temeljima, pokušavajući učiniti filozofiju političkom, a grad siguran za filozofiju stalnom potragom za modus vivendijem između filozofije i politike.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 System -- Chapter 2 Property -- Chapter 3 Punishment -- Chapter 4 Morality -- Chapter 5 Family -- Chapter 6 Law -- Chapter 7 Monarchy -- Chapter 8 Democracy -- Chapter 9 War -- Chapter 10 History -- Conclusion -- Reply to Critics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: Politics and History / Moulakis, Athanasios -- Modernity and History I: What is Modernity? / Schabert, Tilo -- Modernity and History II: On the Edge of Modernity? / Schabert, Tilo -- From Feudalism to Capitalism: History and Politics in the Scottish Enlightenment / Bellamy, Richard -- Political Eschatology and Soteriological Nationalism in Nineteenth Century Germany / Gebhardt, Jürgen -- Liberalism and Historicism: Benedetto Croce and the Political Role of Idealism in Modern Italy 1890-1952 / Bellamy, Richard -- Political Reality and History in the Work of Eric Voegelin / Moulakis, Athanasios -- History, Politics and the Sense of Sin: The Case of Reinhold Niebuhr / Kennealy, Peter -- The Future and Catastrophe: The Concept of History in Italian Futurism / Hinz, Manfred -- Biographical Sketches of the Authors

Introduction -- Mythos and logos -- The biblos and the dialectic of the sacred logos -- Scientific rationality and the dialectic of the Enlightenment -- Myth and meaning -- Approaching myth -- Naming the unknown, grounding significance -- Myth and the critique of political reason -- Classical theories of political myth -- Political myth, ideology and utopia -- Myth, historical narratives and the social imaginary -- Myth and identity -- Political myths today : the extraordinary and the banal.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - The Definition of Moral Virtue -- I: Modern Substitutes for Virtue and their Inadequacy -- The Recourse to Natural Goodness -- Social Engineering -- Psycho-Technology -- II: Towards a Definition of Virtue -- Problems of Translation Regarding Hexis -- Virtue is not Habit -- Virtue is not Grounded in Opinion -- Virtue is not Science -- III: Understanding Aristotle's Definition of Virtue -- Distinguishing Virtue from a False Intention and from Vice -- The Intellectual and Moral Virtues in Practice -- The Interdependence of the Virtues: The Aristotelian and Stoic Positions -- The Definition of Moral Virtue -- Knowledge of Moral Axioms through Instinct -- Chapter 2: Virtue in Public Life: Simon's Concept of the Common Good -- I: Brief Historical Overview -- Introduction -- The Birth and Evolution of the Concept: Ancient Greek Philosophy to Medieval Times -- The State of the Concept in Modern and Contemporary Thought -- II: The Threefold Classificatory Scheme of Virginia Held as Outlined in the Public Interest and Individual Interests and her Concept of the Public Interest -- Preliminary Considerations -- The "Preponderance Theories" of Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, and Jeremy Bentham -- The "Public Interest as Common Interest" Theory -- The "Unitary Conception" -- Virginia Held's Proposed Constituent Elements of the Common Good -- III: Simon's Concept of the Common Good -- Two Misconceptions of the Common Good -- Simon's Concept of the Common Good -- Drawing the Threads Together -- Chapter 3: Virtue in Public Life: The Virtue of Theoretical Truth and the Virtue of the Ruler and the Ruled -- Introduction -- I: The Virtue of Theoretical Truth -- The Truth Value of Witness -- The Truth Value of Science -- The Truth Value of Creative Freedom.

This collection of essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy, first published in 2007, looks at a wide range of topics in political philosophy ranging from issues such as terrorism, egalitarianism and the just war to considerations of the political philosophy of Edmund Burke, of philosophical liberalism and of the current state of utilitarianism in political thought. There are also treatments of the role of innocence and of emotion in political discourse

The article reveals the place of the poetry of medieval Kazakh storytellers-zhyrau in the system of world heroic poetry, which glorified the knightly ethos and glorified real and mythical heroes. It is shown that, in contrast to the ideal of the European knight, in the ethos of the steppe warrior-batyr, as he appears in the poetry of zhyrau, a harmonious combination of cultures of rivalry and coopera­tion, striving for personal superiority and free cooperation to achieve common goals is achieved. In the very origins of the oral mythopoetic culture of the Kaza­khs, in proverbs and sayings, legends and epics, there is a reflective and ideolog­ical beginning, which predetermines its free character, open to the world and other cultures, and at the same time self-depth, creative self-appeal. This distinc­tive feature of the traditional culture of the Kazakh people and its spiritual, moral, intellectual development, the formation of national identity is clearly manifested both in oral folk art and in the philosophical reflections of outstand­ing Kazakh thinkers throughout the centuries-old cultural history of the Great Steppe. The heroic epic becomes a moral-forming factor of life since it sets so­cially and spiritually sanctioned normative personality patterns, produces worthy of imitation integral models of behavior and lifestyle.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Minos and the Socratic Examination of Law -- Chapter 2. The Rational Interpretation of Divine Law -- Chapter 3. The Examination of the Laws of Sparta -- Chapter 4. Divine Law and Moral Education -- Chapter 5. The Problem of Erotic Love and Practical Reason under Divine Law -- Chapter 6. Perfect Justice and Divine Providence -- Chapter 7. The Savior of Divine Law -- Notes -- Modern Works Cited -- Index

A comprehensive introduction to political philosophy. Introduces key thinkers such as Hobbes, Locke, Marx, Mill, Berlin, Rawls and Nozick. Issues discussed include utilitarianism, liberty, rights, justice and democracy.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor's Foreword -- Introductory Remarks -- Texts Cited -- Introduction: Remarks on Political Philosophy -- lectures on hobbes -- lecture I: Hobbes's Secular Moralism and the Role of His Social Contract -- lecture II: Human Nature and the State of Nature -- lecture III: Hobbes's Account of Practical Reasoning -- lecture IV: The Role and Powers of the Sovereign -- appendix: Hobbes Index -- lectures on locke -- lecture I: His Doctrine of Natural Law -- lecture II: His Account of a Legitimate Regime -- lecture III: Property and the Class State -- lectures on hume -- lecture I: "Of the Original Contract" -- lecture II: Utility, Justice, and the Judicious Spectator -- lectures on rousseau -- lecture I: The Social Contract: Its Problem -- lecture II: The Social Contract: Assumptions and the General Will (I) -- lecture III: The General Will (II) and the Question of Stability -- lectures on mill -- lecture I: His Conception of Utility -- lecture II: His Account of Justice -- lecture III: The Principle of Liberty -- lecture IV: His Doctrine as a Whole -- appendix: Remarks on Mill's Social Theory -- lectures on marx -- lecture I: His View of Capitalism as a Social System -- lecture II: His Conception of Right and Justice -- lecture III: His Ideal: A Society of Freely Associated Producers -- appendixes -- Four Lectures on Henry Sidgwick -- Five Lectures on Joseph Butler -- Course Outline -- Index