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Ethical frontiers of the state : an essay in political philosophy / A.J.M. Milne.
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Milne, A. J. M. (Alan John Mitchell), 1922-
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English
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
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x, 338 pages ; 23 cm
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Forrestal Annex - A
JA79 .M55 1998
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Political ethics
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Social ethics
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State, The
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-333) and index.
Contents
Philosophy and its subject matter
Reasons for starting with T.H. Green-on the plan of this book
The Common Good
The Common Good and T.H. Green's Ethical Theory
Exposition of Green's Ethical Theory
Criticism of Green's ethical theory: on the idea of 'good' and its varieties
Criticism continued: the common good and the social good
Criticism continued: morality and the true good
The Common Good and Humanistic Social Ethics
On rules and rule-controlled action
On principles and principle-directed action
Common morality and particular moralities
Good and evil, right and wrong, fact and value
The Common Good and T.H. Green's Political Theory
Exposition of Green's political theory: on the key role of the idea of rights
Elucidation of the idea of rights
Elucidation of the idea of rights (continued): rights and morality
On the sources of rights
Green's political theory: interpretation and assessment-from a 'rights-based' to a 'neo-communitarian' idea of the state
Green's political theory: interpretation and assessment (continued)-state action and 'the removal of obstacles'
Politics and the Human Condition
The Idea of Government
Three questions about government: some related conceptual issues
Answers to the three questions: on political authority
On the nature and significance of government: why government must be constitutional
Forms of government: on representative democracy, representation and accountability.
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ISBN
0312177224 ((cloth))
9780312177225 ((cloth))
0333714431
9780333714430
LCCN
97021578
OCLC
36994575
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