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Political Political Theory

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

Political Political Theory

By Jeremy Waldron

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About the book

Political institutions are the main subject of political theory-or they ought to be. Jeremy Waldron argues for reorienting the theory of politics toward the institutions of modern democracy and the mechanisms through which democratic ideals are achieved. Too many political theorists are preoccupied with the nature of justice, liberty, and equality, at the cost of ignoring the governmental institutions needed to achieve them. By contrast, political scientists have kept institutions in view but de...Show more

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9780674743854

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published year

2016

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1

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Political Political Theory

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Hardcover

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