Citizenship and the Pursuit of the Worthy Life

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-107-06893-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 225 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 529 g

What does citizenship have to do with living a worthy human life? Political scientists and philosophers who study the practice of citizenship, including Rawlsian liberals and Niebuhrian realists, have tended to either relegate this question to the private realm or insist that ethical principles must be silenced or seriously compromised in our deliberations as citizens. This book argues that the insulation of public life from the ethical standpoint puts in jeopardy not only our integrity as persons but also the legitimacy and long-term survival of our political communities. In response to this predicament, David Thunder aims to rehabilitate the ethical standpoint in political philosophy, by defending the legitimacy and importance of giving full play to our deepest ethical commitments in our civic roles and developing a set of guidelines for citizens who wish to enact their civic roles with integrity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thunder, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Charting the Conceptual Terrain: 1. Resurrecting an ancient question: the place of citizenship in a worthy life; 2. The concept of ethical integrity; 3. The practice of citizenship; Part II. Prospects for Integrity in the Public Square: 4. A pre-emptive strike against the separationist thesis; 5. The integrationist ideal of citizenship; 6. Objections and replies.

Über Autor(innen)

Thunder, David
David Thunder has been a research Fellow at the Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Spain, since September 2012. Prior to moving to Spain, Thunder served as a visiting assistant professor at Bucknell University, Pennsylvania and at Villanova University, Pennsylvania, in addition to completing two years of postdoctoral research - one year at the Witherspoon Institute and the other in Princeton University's James Madison Program. His work has appeared in publications such as the American Journal of Political Science, Political Theory, and the Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy.