Author

Publication

2003-10-06 - Princeton University Press

Language

English

Word Count

46,000 words, Guess

Page Count

184 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL7758783M
  • ISBN-139780691117201
  • ISBN-100691117209
  • OCLC Control Number52992023
  • LibraryThing662644
and 1 more
  • Goodreads7300513

Classifications

  • LCCJA71

Description

"Much political thinking today, particularly that influenced by liberalism, assumes a clear distinction between the public and the private, and holds that the correct understanding of this distinction should weigh heavily in our attitude to human goods. Raymond Geuss exposes the profound flaws of such thinking and calls for a more nuanced approach. Drawing on a series of colorful examples from the ancient world, he illustrates some of the many ways in which actions can in fact be understood as public or private."--Jacket.

First Sentence

IN 1814 ONE OF THE founding figures of European liberalism, Benjamin Constant, published what was to become his most influential book on politics, De l'esprit de conquete et de l'usurpation.

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