Compromise : a political and philosophical history / / Alin Fumurescu, Tulane University [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462794503321
• Autore: Fumurescu Alin <1967->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
• 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
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 298 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 302.3
• Soggetti: Political science - Philosophy; Compromise (Ethics)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.