02692nam 2200469 450 991082072510332120200520144314.01-62273-365-7(CKB)3790000000542729(MiAaPQ)EBC5200165(Au-PeEL)EBL5200165(CaPaEBR)ebr11486194(OCoLC)1018172388(PPN)238420205(EXLCZ)99379000000054272920180129h20182018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPolitical Philosophy in the East and West in search of truth /Jaan IslamWilmington, Delaware ;Malaga, Spain :Vernon Press,2018.©20181 online resource (223 pages)Vernon Series in Politics1-62273-307-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction and summary -- Methodology and philosophical background -- Pure beginnings : Greek and Chinese philosophy -- The secularization of law : 'evidence-less' ethics -- Utilitarianism to skepticism and beyond -- Light at the end of the philosophical tunnel."In the 21st century, amid converging global political, social, and economic forces we are questioning the fundamental values we hold true, driven by an antagonism between different schools of philosophy--between left- and right-wing politics. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of western political philosophy and underlines the core principles of each argument. It then argues that neither have we solved nor do we have any pathway to eventually solve, the question of right and wrong--we are essentially moral relativists in disguise. In order to break out of this cycle of uncertainty, the book proposes a solution of knowledge-based cognition: policy based on a concrete and proven understanding of an absolute and certain body of truths. This requires an analysis and blending of non-western political philosophical traditions, such as those espoused by Islam and Confucianism. This book gives an original critique of western political philosophy and is the first book to engage in a reconstruction of Islamic political philosophy." -- Back cover.Vernon series in Politics.Political sciencePhilosophyPolitical sciencePhilosophy.320.01Islam Jaan859979MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820725103321Political Philosophy in the East and West4078420UNINA