Alexandra Couto Liberal Perfectionism (Hardback) Practical Philosophy

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Liberal PerfectionismCondition: NewFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 01/20/2014Subtitle: The Reasons that Goodness GivesISBN-10: 3110335263EAN: 9783110335262ISBN: 9783110335262Publisher: De GruyterDescription: Much of the recent literature on political perfectionism has focused on dealing with objections to this view. This book adopts a different approach: It attempts to highlight the intuitive appeal of liberal perfectionism by presenting a positive prima facie argument in its favour. The book starts by clarifying the relation between political perfectionism — a conception of politics — and prudential perfectionism and ethical perfectionism — a conception of the good life, and a type of ethical theory. It is crucial to start by selecting a plausible form of ethical perfectionism, as it makes an important difference to the plausibility of the political conception based upon it. Once appropriate distinctions are drawn and a plausible form of liberal perfectionism is endorsed, many of the standard objections to perfectionism are shown to fail to reach their target. Different arguments in favour of liberal perfectionism are then proposed and critically examined, but the resilience of some pragmatic arguments against liberal perfectionism is conceded. The book ends by showing that perfectionism can be surprisingly relevant for discussions of social justice and proceeds to draw a sketch of the perfectionist implications for questions of distributive justice.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: DEItem Height: 155mmItem Length: 230mmItem Weight: 466gAuthor: Alexandra CoutoGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Practical PhilosophyTopic: Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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Release Date: 01/20/2014

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Book Title: Liberal Perfectionism

Title: Liberal Perfectionism

Subtitle: The Reasons that Goodness Gives

ISBN-10: 3110335263

EAN: 9783110335262

ISBN: 9783110335262

Country/Region of Manufacture: DE

Item Height: 155mm

Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality

Topic: Law & Politics

Number of Pages: 230 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Liberal Perfectionism : the Reasons That Goodness Gives

Publisher: DE Gruyter, Inc.

Publication Year: 2014

Subject: Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, Political, Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism

Item Weight: 16.4 Oz

Type: Textbook

Subject Area: Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology

Author: Alexandra Couto

Item Length: 6.1 in

Series: Practical Philosophy Ser.

Item Width: 9.1 in

Format: Hardcover