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Elements of Social and Political Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976)
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Elements of Social and Political Philosophy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1976)
Series: Melbourne International Philosophy Series, 2
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The general purpose of this book differs from those of most of the
works found traditionally in the field of political philosophy.
Firstly, the present approach is in no way prescriptive or
normative, as the interest centres on explication rather than an
evaluative assess ment of this, that or another type of
arrangement, or act. 1 It will be clear that I am in complete
disagreement with Gewirth when he claims that "The central concern
of political philosophy is the moral evaluation of political power.
" It seems obvious that the under standing of political and social
forms of life, and a fortiori of political power, must come before
its evaluation. This cannot be provided by moral assessment alone.
Thus an analytical or explicative approach which promotes such
understanding must come first, and must be the "central concern" of
the appropriate philosophical discipline. This is not to say that
moral assessment is illegitimate, nor even that it cannot be one of
the concerns of political philosophy, but it is to deny that it can
be central, even though it might be somebody's central interest. To
the extent to which this book is successful it will provide an argu
mentin my favour - if the job can be done, obviously it is of
primary importance. But we should not assume that it cannot be done
unless we can show that there is no separate sphere of political
and/or social phenomena."
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