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Hampsher-Monk, Iain, 1946-

Concepts and Reason in Political Theory / Iain Hampsher-Monk. - xxix, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - ECPR Press essays . - ECPR Press essays. .

Contents
List of Figures and Tables vii;
Acknowledgements ix;
Foreword xi;
Sources xiii;
Concepts and Reason - Introduction xv;
PART ONE;
Chapter One - Politics, Political Theory and its History 3;
Chapter Two - Speech Acts, Languages or Conceptual History? 21;
PART TWO;
Chapter Three - Classical and Empirical Theories of Democracy:;
The Missing Historical Dimension 45;
Chapter Four - Is There an English Form of Toleration? 57;
Chapter Five - Political Liberty and the Concept of Citizenship in Early Modern English Political Discourse 73;
PART THREE;
Chapter Six - The Individualist Premise and the Practice of Politics 97;
Chapter Seven - Two Arguments Against Rawlsian Equality 119;
Chapter Eight - Rational Choice and Interpretive Evidence:;
Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place? 135;
Chapter Nine - Prices as Descriptions: Reasons as Explanations 155;
Chapter Ten - The Market for Toleration: A Case Study in an Aspect of the Ambiguity of 'Positive Economics' 177;
Bibliography 193;
Index 213

ISBN: 9781907301704

LCCN: 2016497242

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political Science--Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: JA71 / .H274 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 320.01 HAM