Political Friendship and the Good Life: Two Liberal Arguments Against Perfection

Description: Political Friendship and the Good Life: Two Liberal Arguments Against Perfectionism by Gianfrancesco Zanetti The main subject of this book is the rather fascinating link between an acceptable concept of political whole and its legal and moral implications. When we face this problem, we find that widespread categories like happiness' and "friendship" are at the same time necessary and dangerous, crucial and elusive. In order to make the case against the so-called Legal Enforcement of Morals, and to grasp the complex relationship between law and morality from a liberal point of view, it is not enough to reject a pattern of happiness, or of human flourishing, from which to draw normative instructions for men and women - it must be recognized that integration of individuals in the comprehensive groups, as well as in the political whole itself, is not the only valuable option. The fragile value of a relative lack of integration, a "right to unhappiness," turns out to be, eventually, what makes the weak, but decisive, moral primacy of liberal societies. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The main subject of this book is the link between an acceptable concept of political whole and its legal and moral implications. When we face this problem, we find that widespread categories like "happiness" and "friendship" are at the same time necessary and dangerous, crucial and elusive. In order to make the case against the so-called legal enforcement of morals, and to grasp the complex relationship between law and morality from a liberal point of view, it is not enough to reject a pattern of happiness, or of human flourishing, from which to draw normative instructions for men and women - it must be recognized that integration of individuals in the comprehensive groups, as well as in the political whole itself, is not the only valuable option. The fragile value of a relative lack of integration, a "right to unhappiness", turns out to be, eventually, what makes the weak, but decisive, moral primacy of liberal societies. Table of Contents Preface. Two Meanings of Unhappiness. The Canon: Groundwork. The Canon: Development. The First Argument on Unhappiness. The Right to Unhappiness. Unhappiness, Law and Morality. Friendship: Reconstruction (I). Friendship: Reconstruction (II). The Second Argument on Unhappiness. Conclusions. References. Index. Feature Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Details ISBN9041118810 Author Gianfrancesco Zanetti Short Title POLITICAL FRIENDSHIP & THE GOO Series Law and Philosophy Library Language English ISBN-10 9041118810 ISBN-13 9789041118813 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 170 Series Number 61 Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-07-31 Imprint Kluwer Law International Subtitle Two Liberal Arguments Against Perfectionism Place of Publication Zuidpoolsingel Country of Publication Netherlands Publisher Springer Edition 02200th Edition Description 2002 Pages 146 Illustrations 146 p. DOI 10.1023/b120133 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96290987;

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