Arguments and fists : political agency and justification in liberal theory / Mika LaVaque-Manty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaVaque-Manty, Mika, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism.

Agent (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many theorists have addressed a central concern of current political theory by contending that the dithering intellectualism of left politics prevents genuine political action. Arguments and Fists confronts this concern by refuting these arguments, and reconciling philosophical debates with the realities of current activism. By looking at theorists such as Montesquieu, Kant, Rousseau, the book contradicts current academic debates and also goes against contemporary theory's image of the liberal political agent as a narrowly rational abstraction. Mika LaVaque-Manty also argues that progressiv

Contents:

pt. I. A critique of political agency

pt. II. Passions and reasons

pt. III. No secret agents.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-208) and index.

ISBN:

1-136-80164-2

0-429-23920-3

1-136-80165-0

1-283-96407-4

0-203-82748-1

9780429239205

OCLC:

826489269