Civic republicanism / Iseult Honohan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Honohan, Iseult, 1951-

Series:

Problems of philosophy (Routledge (Firm))

The problems of philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Common good.

Public interest.

Republicanism.

Liberty.

Physical Description:

vii, 328 p.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Civic Republicanism is a valuable critical introduction to one of the most important topics in political philosophy. In this book, Iseult Honohan presents an authoritative and accessible account of civic republicanism, its origins and its problems. The book examines all the central themes of this political theory. In the first part of the book, Honohan explores the notion of historical tradition, which is a defining aspect of civic republicanism, its value and whether a continued tradition is sustainable. She also discusses the central concepts of republicanism, how they have evolved, in what circumstances civic republicanism can be applied and its patterns of re-emergence. In the second part of the book, contemporary interpretation of republican political theory is explored and question of civic virtue and participation are raised. What is the nature of the common good? What does it mean to put public before private interests and what does freedom mean in a republican state? Honohan explores these as well as other questions about the sustainability of republican thought in the kind of diverse societies we live in today. Civic Republicanism will be essential reading for students of politics and philosophy.

Contents:

chapter Introduction

part PART I The Historical Evolution of Republican Thought

chapter I The Primacy of Virtue

chapter II Freedom in Classical Republicanism: Machiavelli / Machiavelli and Harrington

chapter III Participation and Inclusion in the Extensive Republic

chapter IV Roots of the Republican Revival

part PART II Contemporary Debates

chapter V Common goods and public virtue

chapter VI Freedom: Non-domination and Republican Political Autonomy

chapter VII Participation and Deliberation

chapter VIII Recognition and Inclusion in a Pluralist World.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-318) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-61610-4

1-134-61611-2

0-415-21211-1

1-280-31759-0

0-585-45725-5

9780203460894

OCLC:

647435217