Reasonable Disagreement
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This book examines the ways in which reasonable people can disagree about the requirements of political morality. Christopher McMahon argues that there will be a 'zone of reasonable disagreement' surrounding most questions of political morality. Moral notions of right and wrong evolve over time as new zones of reasonable disagreement emerge out of old ones; thus political morality is both different in different societies with varying histories, and different now from what it was in the past. McMahon explores this feature of his theory in detail and traces its implications for the possibility of making moral judgments about other polities, past or present. His study sheds light on an important and often overlooked aspect of political life, and will be of interest to a wide range of readers in moral and political philosophy and in political theory.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9780521762885
EAN: 9780521762885
Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Continuations: English
Dewey: 172
Height: 225 mm
LCCN: 2009008945
No of Pages: 204
PrintOnDemand: N
Spine Width: 18 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-10: 052176288X
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Acedemic Level: English
Book Type: English
Depth: 13
Edition: 1
Language: English
MediaMail: Y
Number of Items: 01
Series Title: English
Sub Title: A Theory of Political Morality