Ethical frontiers of the state : an essay in political philosophy / A.J.M. Milne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milne, A. J. M. (Alan John Mitchell), 1922-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political ethics.

Social ethics.

State, The.

Physical Description:

x, 338 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Contents:

I.1 Philosophy and its subject matter 1

I.2 Reasons for starting with T.H. Green-on the plan of this book 7

Part I The Common Good

1 The Common Good and T. H. Green's Ethical Theory 17

1.1 Exposition of Green's Ethical Theory 17

1.2 Criticism of Green's ethical theory: on the idea of 'good' and its varieties 23

1.3 Criticism continued: the common good and the social good 29

1.4 Criticism continued: morality and the true good 38

2 The Common Good and Humanistic Social Ethics 51

2.1 On rules and rule-controlled action 51

2.2 On principles and principle-directed action 59

2.3 Common morality and particular moralities 66

2.4 Good and evil, right and wrong, fact and value 74

3 The Common Good and T.H. Green's Political Theory 84

3.1 Exposition of Green's political theory: on the key role of the idea of rights 84

3.2 Elucidation of the idea of rights 88

3.3 Elucidation of the idea of rights (continued): rights and morality 93

3.4 On the sources of rights 102

3.5 Green's political theory: interpretation and assessment-from a 'rights-based' to a 'neo-communitarian' idea of the state 113

3.6 Green's political theory: interpretation and assessment (continued)-state action and 'the removal of obstacles' 119

Part II Politics and the Human Condition

4 The Idea of Government 129

4.1 Three questions about government: some related conceptual issues 129

4.2 Answers to the three questions: on political authority 137

4.3 On the nature and significance of government: why government must be constitutional 146

4.4 Forms of government: on representative democracy, representation and accountability 157

4.5 Representative democracy (continued): political controversy, political participation, local government and federalism 166

5 Government and Morality 175

5.1 Political obligation 175

5.2 Political obligation (continued): the consent theory 186

5.3 Anarchism, autonomy and freedom 196

5.4 Autonomy (continued): corporate autonomy and the value of autonomy 205

5.5 On punishment: its nature, purpose and justification 216

5.6 Punishment (continued): some issues arising from its purpose and justification 225

5.7 Polarization, rebellion, civil disobedience 229

6 On Controversy, Conflict and the Human Condition 241

6.1 On the concepts of controversy and of conflict 241

6.2 Controversy and conflict (continued): on discussion and negotiation 251

6.3 Human characteristics, human rationality and the human condition 258

6.4 Religion and the human condition 268

6.5 Humanistic social ethics and the human condition 276

6.6 Political controversy and the paradox of party politics 285

7 Retrospect and Unfinished Business 296

7.1 Synopsis and commentary 296

7.2 Tensions and difficulties 306.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-333) and index.

ISBN:

0312177224

OCLC:

36994575