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50Kant's Political Theory: Interpretations and Applications (edited book)Pennsylvania State University Press. 2012."A collection of essays examining Immanuel Kant's lectures and minor writings as well as his political essays.
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1093Citizenship and Property Rights: A New Look at Social Contract TheoryJournal of Politics 68 (3): 544-555. 2006.Social contract thought has always contained multiple and mutually conflicting lines of argument; the minimalist contractarianism so influential today represents the weaker of two main constellations of claims. I make the case for a Kantian contract theory that emphasizes the bedrock principle of consent of the governed instead of the mere heuristic device of the exit from the state of nature. Such a shift in emphasis resolves two classic difficulties: tradi- tional contract theory’s ahistorical…Read more
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15The Encyclopedia of Political Thought, Set (edited book)Wiley-Blackwell. 2014.The Encyclopedia of Political Thought is the most comprehensive and rigorous treatment of significant political thinkers, political theories, concepts, ideas, and schools of thought. Comprises over 900 A-Z entries, including brief definitions, biographies, and major topics, written by a team of 700 contributors from around the world Explores key theories and theorists, including non-western perspectives, in tracing the evolution of political thought from antiquity to the present day Published in…Read more
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42Review: Fleischacker, A Third Concept of Liberty: Judgment and Freedom in Kant and Adam Smith (review)Journal of the History of Philosophy 38 (3): 447-449. 2000.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Reviewed by:A Third Concept of Liberty. Judgment and Freedom in Kant and Adam SmithElisabeth EllisSamuel Fleischacker. A Third Concept of Liberty. Judgment and Freedom in Kant and Adam Smith. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999. Cloth, $70.00. Pp. 338.Samuel Fleischacker's lively and ambitious new book on judgment makes significant contributions to the literature interpreting Kant and Smith. He constructs a powerful [End Page…Read more
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28Provisional Politics: Kantian Arguments in Policy ContextYale University Press. 2008.True,Kant takes the conclusions of his ethical work for granted in his political theorizing; he treats corollaries of the categorical imperative as conclusive principles of political right.However,in his political theory his concern is not simply to lay ...
University of California, Berkeley
PhD, 1999
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Areas of Specialization
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
17th/18th Century Philosophy |