The Elements of Politics
One of the most influential of the Victorian philosophers, Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) also made important contributions to fields such as economics, political theory, and classics. A proponent of the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, which he analysed in his classic work The Methods of Ethics (1874; also reissued in this series), he later turned to the practical side of politics in this work, published in 1891. His aim was to have a 'rational discussion of political questio…
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One of the most influential of the Victorian philosophers, Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) also made important contributions to fields such as economics, political theory, and classics. A proponent of the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, which he analysed in his classic work The Methods of Ethics (1874; also reissued in this series), he later turned to the practical side of politics in this work, published in 1891. His aim was to have a 'rational discussion of political questions in modern states', and he offers ...
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- Publication Date:2012.
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- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
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- Description:xxxii, 632 s.
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- ISBN:1108043933, 9781108043939
- oclc:ocn802327461
Table of Contents
Preface; Part I: 1. Scope and method of politics; 2. Fundamental conception o politics; 3. General principles of legislation; 4. Individualism and individualism minimum; 5. On property; 6. Contract; 7. Inheritance; 8. Remedie for wrongs; 9. Prevention of mischief and paternal interference; 10. Socialistic interference; 11. The maintenance of government; 12. Governmental encroachments and compensation; 13. Law and morality; 14. The area of government -- states and districts; 15. Principles of international duty; 16. The regulation of war; 17. International law and morality; 18. Principles of external policy; Part II: 19. Methods and instruments of government; 20. The legislature; 21. The executive; 22. Relation of legislature to executive; 23. Two chambers and their functions; 24. The judiciary and its relation to other organs; 25. Local and sectional government; 26. Federal and other composite states; 27. The control of the people over government; 28. The state and voluntary associations; 29. Parties and party government; 30. Classification o governments; 31. Sovereignty and order; Index.
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