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Magnanimity and Statesmanship
Engelsk Hardback

Magnanimity and Statesmanship

Engelsk Hardback

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Magnanimity and Statesmanship is a collection of papers on the virtue of Aristotelian magnanimity (or greatness of soul) and its relationship to the history of political philosophy and to the art of statesmanship. Aristotle''s account of the "great-souled man" may seem somewhat alien to the sensibilities of a modern democracy. There is, after all, an inegalitarian element in the great-souled man''s confidence in his moral excellence and hence in his superior worthiness to hold public office. Nevertheless, even modern democratic thinkers admit that democracy needs, at least in certain critical phases in its development, political leaders who far excel their fellow citizens in virtue and wisdom. This book, then, traces the path of magnanimity in the history of political philosophy and examines certain statesmen in light of this virtue, all with a view to addressing the following questions: What is magnanimity, and what is its relationship to political life? Is magnanimity compatible with Christianity, or with the modern commitment to equality? Does modernity still stand in need of such a virtue? Can magnanimity flourish under modern conditions? Are there examples of political leaders whose lives exemplify this virtue and the study of whose political conduct can deepen our understanding of it?
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
246
ISBN-13:
9780739117415
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0739117416
Udg. Dato:
28 jan 2008
Længde:
24mm
Bredde:
156mm
Højde:
237mm
Forlag:
Lexington Books
Oplagsdato:
28 jan 2008
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