Description: Further DetailsTitle: Justice is Steady WorkCondition: NewEAN: 9781509544806ISBN: 9781509544806Publisher: Polity PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/16/2020Item Height: 226mmItem Length: 166mmItem Width: 17mmItem Weight: 356gLanguage: EnglishDescription: Michael Walzer is one of the pre-eminent political theorists in the world today and also a prominent public intellectual. His conception of social justice and his work on just and unjust wars have been hugely influential in political theory and, at the same time, he has taken a public stand on many of the great issues of our time, from the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War to 9/11, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iraq War. He stands out among political theorists and philosophers by virtue of his attention to historical reality and his sensitivity to social and political context. Convinced that philosophical debate is only useful if it is rooted in the concrete practices and morality of societies, he develops a form of social critique that is opposed to a disembodied philosophy which does not respond to concerns of ordinary people. For Walzer, it is useless to try to write a theory of justice: the challenge is to think through issues of justice in relation to the particular contexts in which people live out their lives. The core strength of his work is his practical instinct: if individuals are contextualized, critique must be too. This book takes the form of an extended conversation between Walzer and Astrid von Busekist, ranging from Walzer’s biography and political activism to his work on war, justice and Judaism. Weaving together his theoretical work and his political activism, it provides an outstanding introduction to the life and work of one of the most influential political theorists of our time.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Law & PoliticsSubtitle: A Conversation on Political TheoryAuthor: Michael Walzer, Astrid von BusekistRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Justice is Steady Work
Title: Justice is Steady Work
EAN: 9781509544806
ISBN: 9781509544806
Release Date: 10/16/2020
Release Year: 2020
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Subtitle: A Conversation on Political Theory
Book Title: Justice Is Steady Work : a Conversation on Political Theory
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Polity Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: General, Political
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Political Science, Philosophy
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Author: Michael Walzer, Astrid Von Busekist
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
