The moral foundation of politics

Author: Ian Shapiro (USA) / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Under what circumstances should we be loyal to the government, and under what circumstances should we refuse to be loyal to it? This enduring dilemma in the field of politics has inspired our exploration of the government. From Socrates to Martin Luther to Thomas More, they all tell us about the goodness and richness of the government; conversely, whether it is Václav Havel, Nelson Mandela, or Aung San Suu Kyi, they all emphasize the relentless violence of the government. They are moral role models because they despise unjust political authoritarianism, while Adolf Eichmann became a moral villain because he did not do so. Since its publication in 2003 by Yale University Press in the United States, this book has had a significant and widespread impact in the field of political science academia in the United States and around the world, and has been translated into Czech, Russian, Indonesian, Portuguese, and other languages. This book revolves around the core proposition of "Under what circumstances should we be loyal to the government, and under what circumstances should we refuse to be loyal to it" and.