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Autore |
Ryn Claes G. <1943-> |
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Titolo |
Democracy and the ethical life : a philosophy of politics and community / / Claes G. Ryn |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c1990 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[Second edition, expanded.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political ethics |
Democracy |
Representative government and representation |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Democracy as an ethico-philosophical problem -- pt. 2. The ethical life -- pt. 3. Rousseau's general will : moral fact or utopian fiction? -- pt. 4. The ethics of constitutional democracy -- pt. 5. A postscript. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study goes to the heart of ethics and politics. Strongly argued and lucidly written, the book makes a crucial distinction between two forms of democracy. |
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