The Idea of the State

Peter J. Steinberger

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Author
Peter J. Steinberger
Publish Date
2005-02-10
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
344
Publisher Name
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
052184214X
ISBN-13
9780521842143
citemno
075141
Subject
Political Philosophy
SKU
9780521842143

Description

Political theory has been characterized by a pronounced distrust of metaphysical or ontological speculation for more than a half-century. However, Peter J. Steinberger reaffirms the importance of systematic philosophical inquiry into the foundations of political life in view of changing trends. Steinberger demonstrates how such an approach can cast a new and instructive light on a variety of controversial, seemingly intractable problems of tolerance, civil disobedience, democracy and consent.