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Yves R. Simon
ISBN: 9780268038038
Format: Paperback
Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press
Edition: New edition
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This complete treatise of political philosophy demonstrates Yves R. Simon's belief that, even in the best conceivable circumstances, government is needed to determine direction toward the common good and to provide the means for united action.
This complete treatise of political philosophy demonstrates Yves R. Simon's belief that, even in the best conceivable circumstances, government is needed to determine direction toward the common good and to provide the means for united action.
| ISBN | 0268038031 | | Pages | 324 | | ISBN13 | 9780268038038 (What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | University of Notre Dame Press | | Weight (grammes) | 408 | | Imprint | University of Notre Dame Press | | Published in | Notre Dame IN | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Charles R. Walgreen Foundation Lectures | | Publication date | 30 Sep 1993 | | Height (mm) | 230 | | Library of Congress | JA66.S5 19 | | Width (mm) | 141 | | DEWEY | 321.8 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY edition | DC20 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate |
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| I | | General Theory of Government | | 1 | | | | The Paternal Function of Authority | | 7 | | | | Authority as Cause of United Action | | 19 | | | | The Volition of the Common Good | | 36 | | II | | Democratic Freedom | | 72 | | | | Universal Suffrage | | 77 | | | | The Rule of the Majority | | 99 | | | | The Party System | | 103 | | | | The Instruments of Government | | 108 | | | | The Democratic Transformation of the State | | 127 | | III | | Authority in Democracy | | 144 | | | | The Coach-Driver Theory | | 146 | | | | Divine Right | | 155 | | | | The Transmission Theory | | 158 | | | | Authority in Democracy | | 176 | | IV | | Democratic Equality | | 195 | | | | Equality as Unity of Nature | | 197 | | | | Natural Inequality and Structural Inequality | | 207 | | | | Equality of Opportunity | | 222 | | | | Equality versus Exploitation | | 230 | | V | | Democracy and Technology | | 260 | | | | On Technological Society | | 267 | | | | The Pursuit of Happiness and the Lust for Power | | 288 | | | | The Training of Free Men | | 296 | | | | Community Life versus Individualistic Loneliness | | 307 | | | | Index | | 323 |
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