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In the development of both political philosophy and engagement in
political activity, the Good holds a central role. Properly
understood, politics is directed by the human need to discern and
follow what is good in-itself, which is not necessarily defined by
the predominant interest within any given community or culture.
Essential good, or that which is good by nature, does not always
align with our perceptions of the common good or with our immediate
interests. Scott John Hammond sorts out the difference between
essential Good and what we take to be good under the influence of
the will as it pursues various interests and preferences. The
Centrality of the Good: Reflections on Politics and Being follows
Plato's understanding of the Good as the "object and cause of all
knowledge" and the essence of all political activity. Much of the
book is devoted to an examination of the relationship between the
good and the right. In response to Rawls, it advances an
understanding of the priority of the Good, and thus a notion that
the existence of objective right is an extension of the essential
good. It also reconsiders the relationship between politics and
power, in the end rejecting power as the defining element of
political activity. What makes political activity real is not the
ability to command or apply force, but rather to discern the
essential good and to work as a community of free citizens toward
making Good in itself compatible, as a practical concern, with
general perceptions of a common good. The Centrality of the Good
thus suggests a different language of politics that considers the
Good as the primus mobiles of all political and social life.
Ultimately, a politics of care and commitment to the good of others
is the essence of real political association; the closer politics
comes to cultivating disinterest in the pursuit of narrow
self-interest while encouraging commitment in the interests of
others, the more it embraces what is truly essential to politics.
This inquiry attempts to probe the essence of politics in-itself,
something that has been singularly discerned by Plato in Republic,
grounded in his theory of universal forms and gradually but fully
developed through a consideration of the elements of the City in
Speech. Those elements, and the ideal city itself as envisioned in
Republic, are immanent within the Second Best City of the Laws,
even though presented in a modified way. Plato's Statesman will
also be discussed as a means to further illustrate Plato's
commitment to the principles conveyed in Republic. This project
rests on the premise that Plato's intelligible city is genuinely
intended to convey Plato's full understanding of the real essence
of the polis, not simply the arena of political behavior and
governance as we have come to know it, but the essence of what
politics universally means and what a political community should
objectively seek.
This inquiry attempts to probe the essence of politics in-itself,
something that has been singularly discerned by Plato in Republic,
grounded in his theory of universal forms and gradually but fully
developed through a consideration of the elements of the City in
Speech. Those elements, and the ideal city itself as envisioned in
Republic, are immanent within the Second Best City of the Laws,
even though presented in a modified way. Plato's Statesman will
also be discussed as a means to further illustrate Plato's
commitment to the principles conveyed in Republic. This project
rests on the premise that Plato's intelligible city is genuinely
intended to convey Plato's full understanding of the real essence
of the polis, not simply the arena of political behavior and
governance as we have come to know it, but the essence of what
politics universally means and what a political community should
objectively seek.
What does it take to get elected president of the United
States—"leader of the free world"? This book gives readers
insight into the major issues and events surrounding American
presidential elections across more than two centuries, from the
earliest years of the Republic through the campaigns of the 21st
century. The race for the presidency encapsulates the broader
changes in American democratic culture. This book provides insight
into the major issues and events surrounding American presidential
elections across more than two centuries, from the earliest years
of the Republic through the campaigns of the 21st century. Readers
will be able to see and understand how presidential campaigns have
evolved over time, and how and why the current state of campaigning
for president came into being.
What does it take to get elected president of the United
States—"leader of the free world"? This book gives readers
insight into the major issues and events surrounding American
presidential elections across more than two centuries, from the
earliest years of the Republic through the campaigns of the 21st
century. The race for the presidency encapsulates the broader
changes in American democratic culture. This book provides insight
into the major issues and events surrounding American presidential
elections across more than two centuries, from the earliest years
of the Republic through the campaigns of the 21st century. Readers
will be able to see and understand how presidential campaigns have
evolved over time, and how and why the current state of campaigning
for president came into being.
Liberty. Justice. Nature. Law. First formulated millennia ago by
the founding philosophers of the Western tradition, these basic
concepts of human thought remain central to our conception of
ourselves, our place in the world, and our relationships with
others-that is, our politics. Readers encountering such broad
political concepts, their practical expressions in political
movements and systems of government, the ideas of influential
ancient and modern political thinkers--or simply familiar or
unfamiliar catchphrases for which they would like a succinct yet
informative explanation--will welcome this accessible encyclopedic
guide. The major political concepts, themes, issues, movements,
groups, and schools that have developed over time and shaped our
modern world appear here in all their diversity, along with
biographical entries and articles on the principal works of
political theorists from Plato to John Rawls. Further, serious
students and browsers alike will delight in the numerous entries on
familiar quotations and political catchphrases, from the "banality
of evil" and "Big Brother" to the "war of all against all."
Sidebars discussing the work of major political thinkers in the
context of particular entries Bibliography of recent and
recommended print and electronic resources Table of seminal
thinkers and major political leaders whose thought transcended
their historical moment
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