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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786186303321

Autore

Hall Cheryl Ann <1963, >

Titolo

The trouble with passion : political theory beyond the reign of reason / / Cheryl Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-135-33647-4

0-203-95236-7

1-283-99158-6

1-135-33640-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Disciplina

320/.01/9

Soggetti

Political psychology

Emotions

Feminism - Political aspects

Political participation

Liberalism - Psychological aspects

Ideology

Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Trouble With PassionPOLITICAL THEORY BEYOND THE REIGN OF REASON; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1What About All Those Flags? Passion in Politics; Chapter 2The Passions and the Reasons: Conceptualizing Capacities; Chapter 3Public Reason, Private Passion: The Trouble with Passion in Liberal Political Theory; Chapter 4"The Madness of Eros Is the Greatest of Heaven's Blessings": Plato's Passion for the Good; Chapter 5"A Man Who Had No Passions Would Be a Very Bad Citizen": Rousseau's Passion for Community

Chapter 6"Our Erotic Knowledge Empowers Us": Passion and Action in Contemporary Feminist TheoryChapter 7Passion, Politics, and Democratic Education; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Political theorists have long argued that passion has no place in the political realm where reason reigns supreme. But, is this dichotomy



between reason and passion sustainable? Does it underestimate the indispensable role of passion in a fully democratic society? Drawing upon Plato, Rousseau, and contemporary feminist theorists, Cheryl Hall argues that passion is an essential component of a just political community and that the need to educate passion together with reason is paramount. Trouble with Passion provides a compelling defense of the crucial place of passion in politics.