Essays on Political Morality

by Hare, R. M.

• ISBN13: 9780198249948
• ISBN10: 0198249942
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-12-31
• Publisher: Clarendon Press

Summary

These essays represent Hare's thinking on a range of contemporary issues in political morality, including political obligation, terrorism, morality and war, rights, quality, and the environment. Three of the essays are previously unpublished.

Author Biography

R. M. Hare, FBA, was White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford from 1966 to 1983, and Graduate Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Florida, Gainesville, thereafter. His many publications include The Language of Morals (1952), Freedom and Reason (1963), Moral Thinking (1981), Plato (Past Masters, 1982), Essays in Ethical Theory (1989), Essays on Political Morality (1989), Essays on Bioethics (1993), and Sorting Out Ethics (1997), all published by Oxford University Press.

Table of Contents

The Role of Philosophers in the Legislative Process	1	(7)
Political Obligation	8	(13)
Rebellion	21	(13)
On Terrorism	34	(11)
Rules of War and Moral Reasoning	45	(17)
Philosophy and Practice: Some Issues about War and Peace	62	(17)
Rights, Utility, and Universalization: Reply to J. L. Mackie	79	(17)
Utility and Rights: Comment on David Lyons's Paper	96	(10)
Arguing about Rights	106	(15)
Liberty and Equality: How Politics Masquerades as Philosophy	121	(13)
The Rights of Employees: The European Court of Human Rights and the Case of Young, James, and Webster	134	(14)
What Is Wrong with Slavery	148	(19)
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity in South Africa?	167	(15)
Justice and Equality	182	(21)
Punishment and Retributive Justice	203	(14)
Contrasting Methods of Environmental Planning	217	(19)
Moral Reasoning about the Environment	236	(19)
References and Bibliography	255	(5)
Index	260