Compromise : a political and philosophical history / Alin Fumurescu, Tulane University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fumurescu, Alin, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Compromise (Ethics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers for the first time a conceptual history of compromise. Alin Fumurescu combines contextual historical analysis of daily parlance and a survey of the usage of the word from the end of the sixteenth century to the beginning of the eighteenth century in both French and English with an analysis of canonical texts in the history of political thought. This book fills a significant gap in the literature about compromise and demonstrates the connection between different understandings of compromise and corresponding differences in understandings of political representation. In addition, Fumurescu addresses two controversial contemporary debates about when compromise is beneficial and when it should be avoided at all costs. A better understanding of the genealogy of compromise offers new venues for rethinking basic assumptions regarding political representation and the relationship between individuals and politics.

Contents:

Introduction : 'in politics we have an art ... '

No compromise about compromise

The genealogy of compromise and its vagaries

The dialectic of the individual

Compromise and centripetal individualism

Compromise and centrifugal individualism

The forgotten road of representation : continental contractarian theories

The British contract as com-promise

Conclusions : compromising the art of compromise : the one-dimensional man.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-61098-8

1-107-23729-7

1-139-60920-3

1-139-61284-0

1-139-62214-5

1-283-98671-X

1-139-62586-1

1-139-33368-2

1-139-61656-0

OCLC:

825767592