
Revolutions, Systems and Theories
Essays in Political Philosophy
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published on 31. December 1978
Book
Hardback
XII, 199 pages
978-90-277-0939-4 (ISBN)
Description
In spite of the seeming heterogeneity of topics in its title - Revolutions, Systems, and Theories - this volume purports to be something more than a random collection of Essays in Political Philosophy. The Colloquium of the Philosophy Department of the University of Western Ontario (29-31 Octo- ber, 1971) at which initial versions of the first eight papers were delivered was entitled 'Political Theory'; and while the organizers anticipated and indeed welcomed topicality in the issues accorded priority arid in the empirical evidence invoked, they were also hoping for a reasonably comprehensive explorat ion of some of the central issues of political philosophy. For this reason it was quickly decided that in such a field a philosophical focus on clarification of ordering concepts required the suppIement - and test - of researches into more particular subject maUers by social scientists. Thus, to speak in general terms (where the specializatlons and their taxonomies multi- ply fissiparously!)
, contributors include political scientists, economists and sociologists (Barnard, Baston, Tullock, Rapoport) as well as philosophers (Scriven, Morgenbesser, Braybrooke, TayIor), and juxtaposed as proponents and commentators *to generate exchanges across disciplinary frontiers. While the five additional invited papers are alI by professional philosophers, they extend the original Colloquium either by continuing controversy on its funda- mental issues (e. g. , Rubinoff, Nielsen, Roy) or by their continued explorations in what are acknowledged to be boundary areas (e. g. , Schick, Wartofsky). The greatest topical emphasis is that on revolution.
, contributors include political scientists, economists and sociologists (Barnard, Baston, Tullock, Rapoport) as well as philosophers (Scriven, Morgenbesser, Braybrooke, TayIor), and juxtaposed as proponents and commentators *to generate exchanges across disciplinary frontiers. While the five additional invited papers are alI by professional philosophers, they extend the original Colloquium either by continuing controversy on its funda- mental issues (e. g. , Rubinoff, Nielsen, Roy) or by their continued explorations in what are acknowledged to be boundary areas (e. g. , Schick, Wartofsky). The greatest topical emphasis is that on revolution.
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1979 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Publishing group
Springer
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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XII, 199 p.
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Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
494 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-277-0939-4 (9789027709394)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-009-9894-0
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Content
The Evaluation of Revolutions.- The Evaluation of Revolutions: a Comment on Michael Scriven's Paper.- Systems Analysis in Politics and Its Critics.- A Note on Mr. Easton's Revolutions.- The Economics of Revolution.- Self-Interest in Times of Revolution and Repression: Comment on Professor Tullock's Analysis.- Ethics and Politics.- Reply to Professor Taylor.- Ethics and Politics: a Rejoinder to Professor Rapoport.- The Logic and Metaphysics of Evaluation in Political Theory: a Response to Professor Rapoport.- Attending to Interdependencies.- Politics, Political Philosophy and the Politics of Philosophy.- On the Choice between Reform and Revolution.- Commentary on Professor Nielsen's Paper.