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Good Representative
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
304 kr
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In The Good Representative, Suzanne Dovi argues that democratic citizens should assess their representatives by their display of three virtues: they must be fair-minded, build critical trust, and be good gatekeepers. This important book provides standards for evaluating the democratic credentials of representatives.Identifies the problems with and obstacles to good democratic representation.Argues that democratic representation, even good democratic representation, is not always desirable.Timely and original, this book rejects the tendency to equate respect for the preferences of citizens with neutrality on the standards used in choosing their representatives.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
729 kr
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This ground-breaking and lucid contribution to the vibrant field of virtue ethics focuses on the influential work of Hume and Nietzsche, providing fresh perspectives on their philosophies and a compelling account of their impact on the development of virtue ethics. A ground-breaking text that moves the field of virtue ethics beyond ancient moral theorists and examines the highly influential ethical work of Hume and Nietzsche from a virtue ethics perspectiveContributes both to virtue ethics and a refreshed understanding of Hume’s and Nietzsche’s ethicsSkilfully bridges the gap between continental and analytical philosophyLucidly written and clearly organized, allowing students to focus on either Hume or NietzscheWritten by one of the most important figures contributing to virtue ethics today