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1 online resource |
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Introduction : Kai Nielsen's Political Philosophy: A Critical Introduction and Overview -- I. Metaphilosophy: Critical Theory and Wide-Reflective Equilibrium ; 1 On Finding One's Feet in Philosophy: From Wittgenstein to Marx ; 2 Metaphilosophy, Pragmatism, and a Kind of Critical Theory: Nielsen and Rorty ; 3 On There Being Wide Reflective Equilibria: Why It Is Important to Put It in the Plural ; 4 The Global Crisis of Values: The Poverty of Moral Philosophy -- II. Egalitarianism and Socialism ; 5 On the Choice between Reform and Revolution ; 6 Justice and Modes of Production: Allen Wood's "The Marxian Critique of Justice" Revisited ; 7 Class and Justice ; 8 Radical Egalitarian Justice: Justice as Equality ; 9 Radical Egalitarianism Revisited: On Going beyond the Difference Principle -- III. Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism, and Global Justice ; 10 Is Global Justice Impossible? ; 11 Liberal Nationalism, Liberal Democracies, and Secession ; 12 Cosmopolitan Nationalism ; 13 World Government: A Cosmopolitan Imperative? -- Afterword: An Interview with Kai Nielsen on Political Philosophy |
| Summary |
Kai Nielsen is one of Canada's most distinguished political philosophers. In a career spanning over 40 years, he has published more than 400 papers in political philosophy, ethics, meta-philosophy, and philosophy of religion. He has engaged much of the best work in Anglophone political philosophy, shedding light on many of the central debates and controversies of our time but throughout has remained a unique voice on the political left.Pessimism of the Intellect , Optimism of the Will: The Political Philosophy of Kai Nielsen presents a thoughtful collection of Nielsen's essays complemented by an extended reflective interview with Nielsen. This collection allows the reader to grasp the systematic scope of his thought and methodology |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Political science -- Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Political.
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Political science -- Philosophy
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Electronic book
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Rondel, David, 1978-
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Sager, Alexander E. (Alexander Edward)
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| ISBN |
9781552385319 |
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1552385310 |
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1552385302 |
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9781552385302 |
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9781299139978 |
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1299139973 |
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