Republicanism
Subtitle: a theory of freedom and government
By: Philip Pettit
Series: Oxford political theory; Oxford political theory
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780585356730
Copyright date: 1997
Subjects: Republicanism; Democracy; Political science; Philosophy; POLITICAL SCIENCE; General
Description: Pettit presents a republican alternative to the liberal and communitarian theories that have dominated political philosophy in recent years, and looks at the implications of this theory for the relation between state and civil society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-296) and index.
Table of contents: title: Republican Freedom --; title: Before Negative and Positive Liberty --; title: Liberty as Non-domination --; title: Non-domination as a Political Ideal --; title: Liberty, Equality, Community --; title: Republican Government --; title: Republican Aims: Causes and Policies --; title: Republican Forms: Constitutionalism and Democracy --; title: Checking the Republic --; title: Civilizing the Republic --; title: Republicanism: A Propositional Summary --; title: Republicanism: Once more with Hindsight.