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- Character, Community, and Politics
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- 2016
- Published by: The University of Alabama Press
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A classic political philosophy text, available again
The revival of political philosophy has frequently assumed that a theory of human well-being and fulfillment is necessary, preoccupied with questions of epistemology and technical conceptual analysis. In instances where the nature of the human good is considered, the paradigm of autonomous individualism customarily dominates. In Character, Community, and Politics, Cochran moves away from these prevailing ideas to develop a communal theory of political order, helping to redefine a number of fundamental, but often neglected, ideas. Chief among them are commitment, community, responsibility, and character—concepts Cochran develops through discussions of authority, freedom, pluralism, and the common good.
Drawing on a wide variety of fields, such as philosophy, ethics, literature, moral theology, and sociology, the author renews these concepts to outline a theory of human life and political order distinct from sclerotic categories such as conservatism, socialism, radicalism, or Marxism.
The revival of political philosophy has frequently assumed that a theory of human well-being and fulfillment is necessary, preoccupied with questions of epistemology and technical conceptual analysis. In instances where the nature of the human good is considered, the paradigm of autonomous individualism customarily dominates. In Character, Community, and Politics, Cochran moves away from these prevailing ideas to develop a communal theory of political order, helping to redefine a number of fundamental, but often neglected, ideas. Chief among them are commitment, community, responsibility, and character—concepts Cochran develops through discussions of authority, freedom, pluralism, and the common good.
Drawing on a wide variety of fields, such as philosophy, ethics, literature, moral theology, and sociology, the author renews these concepts to outline a theory of human life and political order distinct from sclerotic categories such as conservatism, socialism, radicalism, or Marxism.
Table of Contents
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- 1. The Problem of Order
- pp. 1-15
- 2. Human Character
- pp. 16-35
- 3. Communion and Hospitality
- pp. 36-59
- 4. Character and Community
- pp. 60-80
- 5. Authority
- pp. 81-103
- 6. Freedom
- pp. 104-127
- 7. Pluralism and the Common Good
- pp. 128-149
- 8. Politics, Hospitality, and Character
- pp. 150-162
- Bibliography
- pp. 181-190
Additional Information
ISBN
9780817390495
Related ISBN(s)
9780817300869, 9780817359621
MARC Record
OCLC
1016609365
Pages
209
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1982