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By analysing the notion of political identity, these essays provide
the conceptual resources for a deeper understanding of the
theoretical and practical debates on populism, on the crisis of
sovereignty, on the feasibility of a world government, and on
ethical, religious, and cultural pluralism.
This book explores the metaphysics of political communities. It
discusses how and why a plurality of individuals becomes a
political unity, what principles or forces keep that unity
together, and what threats that unity can be faced with. In Part I,
the author justifies the need for the notion of substance in
metaphysics in general and in the metaphysics of politics in
particular. He spells out a moderately realist theory of substances
and of their principles of unity, which supports substantial
gradualism. Part II concerns action theory and the nature of
practical reason. The author claims that the acknowledgement of
reasons by agents is constitutive of action and that normativity
depends on the role of the good in the formation of reasons.
Finally, in Part III the author addresses the notion of political
community. He claims that the principle of unity of a political
community is its authority to give members of the community moral
reasons for action. This suggests a middle way between liberal
individualism and organicism, and the author demonstrates the
significance of this view by discussing current political issues
such as the role of religion in the public sphere and the political
significance of cultural identity. Authority and the Metaphysics of
Political Communities will be of interest to researchers and
advanced students working in social metaphysics, political
philosophy, philosophy of action, and philosophy of the social
sciences.
This book explores the metaphysics of political communities. It
discusses how and why a plurality of individuals becomes a
political unity, what principles or forces keep that unity
together, and what threats that unity can be faced with. In Part I,
the author justifies the need for the notion of substance in
metaphysics in general and in the metaphysics of politics in
particular. He spells out a moderately realist theory of substances
and of their principles of unity, which supports substantial
gradualism. Part II concerns action theory and the nature of
practical reason. The author claims that the acknowledgement of
reasons by agents is constitutive of action and that normativity
depends on the role of the good in the formation of reasons.
Finally, in Part III the author addresses the notion of political
community. He claims that the principle of unity of a political
community is its authority to give members of the community moral
reasons for action. This suggests a middle way between liberal
individualism and organicism, and the author demonstrates the
significance of this view by discussing current political issues
such as the role of religion in the public sphere and the political
significance of cultural identity. Authority and the Metaphysics of
Political Communities will be of interest to researchers and
advanced students working in social metaphysics, political
philosophy, philosophy of action, and philosophy of the social
sciences.
How can the discoveries made in the biological sciences play a role
in a discussion on the foundation of ethics? This book responds to
this question by examining how evolutionism can explain and justify
the existence of ethical normativity and the emergence of
particular moral systems. Written by a team of philosophers and
scientists, the essays collected in this volume deal with the
limits of evolutionary explanations, the justifications of ethics,
and methodological issues concerning evolutionary accounts of
ethics, among other topics. They offer deep insights into the
origin and purpose of human moral capacities and of moral systems.
How can the discoveries made in the biological sciences play a role
in a discussion on the foundation of ethics? This book responds to
this question by examining how evolutionism can explain and justify
the existence of ethical normativity and the emergence of
particular moral systems. Written by a team of philosophers and
scientists, the essays collected in this volume deal with the
limits of evolutionary explanations, the justifications of ethics,
and methodological issues concerning evolutionary accounts of
ethics, among other topics. They offer deep insights into the
origin and purpose of human moral capacities and of moral systems.
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