Without Foundations : Justification in Political Theory /

Can political theorists justify their ideas? Do sound political theories need foundations? What constitutes a well-justified argument in political discourse? Don Herzog attempts to answer these questions by investigating the ways in which major theorists in the Anglo-American political tradition hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Herzog, Donald J. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Political science > History. Justification (Theory of knowledge) Justification (Théorie de la connaissance) Social & political philosophy. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference. Political science Social & political philosophy Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
CONTENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
ONE. HOBBES'S PRESCRIPTIVE ARGUMENTS
TWO. LOCKE' S DIVINE POLITICS
THREE. AGAINST UTILITARIANISM
FOUR. THEORY IN CONTEXT: HUME AND SMITH
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CITED
INDEX