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Many, including Marx, Rawls, and the contemporary 'Black Lives
Matter' movement, embrace the ambition to secure terms of
co-existence in which the worth of people's lives becomes a lived
reality rather than an empty boast. This book asks whether, as some
believe, the philosophical idea of human dignity can help achieve
that ambition. Offering a new fourfold typology of dignity
concepts, Colin Bird argues that human dignity can perform this
role only if certain traditional ways of conceiving it are
abandoned. Accordingly, Bird rejects the idea that human dignity
refers to the inherent worth or status of individuals, and instead
reinterprets it as a social relation, constituted by affects of
respect and the modes of mutual attention which they generate. What
emerges is a new vision of human dignity as a vital political
value, and an arresting vindication of its role as an agent of
critical reflection on politics.
Many, including Marx, Rawls, and the contemporary 'Black Lives
Matter' movement, embrace the ambition to secure terms of
co-existence in which the worth of people's lives becomes a lived
reality rather than an empty boast. This book asks whether, as some
believe, the philosophical idea of human dignity can help achieve
that ambition. Offering a new fourfold typology of dignity
concepts, Colin Bird argues that human dignity can perform this
role only if certain traditional ways of conceiving it are
abandoned. Accordingly, Bird rejects the idea that human dignity
refers to the inherent worth or status of individuals, and instead
reinterprets it as a social relation, constituted by affects of
respect and the modes of mutual attention which they generate. What
emerges is a new vision of human dignity as a vital political
value, and an arresting vindication of its role as an agent of
critical reflection on politics.
Now revised and updated and containing several entirely new
chapters, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to
political philosophy. It discusses historical and contemporary
figures and covers a vast range of topics and debates, including
immigration, war, national and global economics, the ethical and
political implications of climate change, and the persistence of
racial oppression and injustice. It also presents accessible,
non-technical discussions of perfectionism, utilitarianism,
theories of the social contract, and the Marxian tradition of
social criticism. Real-life examples introduce students to ways of
using philosophical reflection and debates, and open up new
perspectives on politics and political issues. Throughout, this
book challenges readers to think critically about political
arguments and institutions that they might otherwise take for
granted. It will be a vital and provocative resource for any
student of philosophy or political science.
This book challenges us to look at liberal political ideas in a
fresh way. Colin Bird examines the assumption, held both by
liberals and by their strongest critics, that the values and ideals
of the liberal political tradition cohere around a distinctively
'individualist' conception of the relation between individuals,
society and the state. He concludes that the formula of 'liberal
individualism' conceals fundamental conflicts between liberal views
of these relations, conflicts that neither liberals nor their
critics have adequately recognized. His interesting and provocative
study develops a powerful criticism of the libertarian forms of
'liberal individualism' which have risen to prominence, and
suggests that by taking this term for granted, theorists have
exaggerated the unity and integrity of liberal political ideals and
limited our perception of the issues they raise.
Colin Bird mounts a powerful and original challenge to the traditional view that the ideas associated with the liberal political tradition--the meaning of political freedom, the notion of inviolable human rights, the idea of privacy--cohere around an "individualist" conception of the relation among individuals, society and the state. He argues that by taking this conception for granted, theorists have exaggerated the unity and integrity of liberal political ideals, and limited our perception of the issues they raise.
Now revised and updated and containing several entirely new
chapters, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to
political philosophy. It discusses historical and contemporary
figures and covers a vast range of topics and debates, including
immigration, war, national and global economics, the ethical and
political implications of climate change, and the persistence of
racial oppression and injustice. It also presents accessible,
non-technical discussions of perfectionism, utilitarianism,
theories of the social contract, and the Marxian tradition of
social criticism. Real-life examples introduce students to ways of
using philosophical reflection and debates, and open up new
perspectives on politics and political issues. Throughout, this
book challenges readers to think critically about political
arguments and institutions that they might otherwise take for
granted. It will be a vital and provocative resource for any
student of philosophy or political science.
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