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One of our most distinguished political theorists deliberates on the politicsof the Bible and arrives at unexpected conclusions.

Michael Walzer is regarded as one of the leading political theorists. This book aims to bring together some of Walzer's important work to provide a survey of his thinking and the vision that underlies his responses to contemporary political debates. It presents an analysis of development of Walzer's ideas and connects them to political thought.

Walzer defends the trial and execution of Louis XVI as necessary, since it not only tried to destroy mystique and divine right, but also required the deputies to fully explain their guiding philosophies and applied the rules of judicial process to establish equality before the law.

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The monumental "Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups" is the most authoritative single source available on the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of ethnic groups in the United States. "Dimensions of Ethnicity" is designed to make this landmark scholarship available to everyone in a series of handy paperbound student editions. Selections in this series will include outstanding articles that illuminate the social dynami...

La imagen ideal de individuos autónomos que eligen sus vínculos libremente, o que incluso eligen no tener ningún tipo de vínculos, es un buen ejemplo de mal utopimsmo. Los sociólogos nunca le han visto ningún sentido, y dentro de la filosofía moral y política debería producir el mismo escepticismo.

Die wissenschaftliche Gerechtigkeitsdebatte, jahrelang dominiert von John Rawls' »Theorie der Gerechtigkeit«, erhielt 1983 durch Michael Walzer eine bedeutende Wendung. In Abgrenzung von Rawls und anderen Gerechtigkeitstheoretikern entwickelte Walzer in seinem inzwischen klassisch gewordenen Werk seine Vision einer »komplexen Gleichheit«. Er geht davon aus, dass wahre Gerechtigkeit nicht durch einen wörtlich verstandenen Gleichheitsbegriff ver...

A magnificent book, an honor to its writer a book that makes for a return of civilized discussion of the question of the morality of war."--New York Review of Books

Revising and extending the arguments he put forth in "Spheres of Justice", the author frames his ideas about justice, social criticism, and national identity in light of the new political world that has arisen in the past decade.

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Michael Walzer is one of the world's most eminent philosophers on the subject of war and ethics. Now, for the first time since his classic "Just and Unjust Wars" was published almost three decades ago, this volume brings together his most provocative arguments about contemporary military conflicts and the ethical issues they raise.The essays in the book are divided into three sections. The first deals with issues such as humanitarian intervent...

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La guerra del Golfo, il Kossovo, l'Intifada, il conflitto arabo-israeliano, l'Afghanistan, l'Iraq. Ci sono ragioni per combattere con giustizia? Ci sono atti di aggressione e di crudeltà a cui abbiamo il dovere di opporci? L'uso della forza militare per fermare i massacri in Rwanda sarebbe stato, ad esempio, un caso di guerra giusta? Secondo l'autore, la guerra può essere in alcuni casi giustificabile, ma la sua condotta deve essere assoggetta...

A thought-provoking reflection on why secular national liberation movements are so often challenged by militant religious revivals Many of the successful campaigns for national liberation in the years following World War II were initially based on democratic and secular ideals. Once established, however, the newly independent nations had to deal with entirely unexpected religious fierceness. Michael Walzer, one of America‿s foremost political ...

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The series to which this book belongs is unprecedented. . . . Every one of the chapters enacts a debate that should have a living resonance, not just for Jews, although obviously for them, but for everyone with a historical sense and a political conscience."--Hilary Putnam, "Boston" Review"A vast and important resource which will be consulted for years to come by all interested in any aspect of Judaism and Jewish history."--Ira Robinson, "Jour...

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Distinguished political philosopher Michael Walzer offers a critique of liberal theory to demonstrate that crucial realities have been submerged in the evolution of contemporary liberal thought. He suggests ways in which liberal theory might be revised to make it more hospitable to the claims of equality.