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Taylor & Francis Learning to be Human The Educational Legacy of John MacMurray
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Edinburgh University Press Scottish Philosophy After the Enlightenment
Book SynopsisHighlights the continued flourishing of Scottish philosophy after the Enlightenment by exploring the work of underappreciated figures (such as Alexander Bain, J. F. Ferrier, Thomas Carlyle and John Macmurray) and debates (such as realism vs idealism; metaphysics vs psychology; evolution vs religion; and theism vs agnosticism).
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Edinburgh University Press Scottish Philosophy After the Enlightenment
Book SynopsisHighlights the continued flourishing of Scottish philosophy after the Enlightenment by exploring the work of underappreciated figures (such as Alexander Bain, J. F. Ferrier, Thomas Carlyle and John Macmurray) and debates (such as realism vs idealism; metaphysics vs psychology; evolution vs religion; and theism vs agnosticism).
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Policy Press Not so New Labour: A sociological critique of New
Book SynopsisNew Labour has concentrated many of its social policy initiatives in reinvigorating the family, community and work in the paid labour market. But just how 'new' are the ideas driving New Labour's policy and practice? In this book, Simon Prideaux shows how New Labour has drawn on the ideas and premises of functionalism, which dominated British and American sociological thought during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The book provides an accessible overview of the theories that underpin the policies of New Labour, including the often labyrinthine theories of Talcott Parsons, Amitai Etzioni and Anthony Giddens; examines the ideas of Charles Murray and John Macmurray, philosophers publicly admired by Tony Blair; looks at the sociological origin of debates and controversies that surround the provision of welfare in both the US and UK and considers the alienating effects that New Deal schemes may have in Britain today. Not so New Labour's innovative approach to the analysis of social policy under New Labour will be invaluable to academics, students and researchers in social policy, sociology, politics and applied social studies.Trade Review"This is a very readable book, clearly structured and one I would have thought would readily find a place on undergraduate sociology and social policy course reading lists. One of the strengths of Prideaux's book is that it is accessible and it brings together in one volume a diverse assortment of influences on New Labour." Journal of Social Policy"A unique book that presents an original perspective on the American influence on British social policy under Tony Blair's New Labour by debating interesting new evidence from functionalist theory. Highly recommended." Luke Martell, School of Social Sciences, University of SussexTable of ContentsIntroduction; The role and transmission of ideas in policy; Functionalism and society: the American interpretation of Durkheim; From organisational theory to the New Communitarian movement; John Macmurray, the Parsonian legacy and Blair's communitarianisms; Organisational theory and managerialisation: the symbiotic rise of an 'accountancy mentality'; Norms and the dysfunctional underclass: a convenient yet complementary critique form the New Right; 'The Third Way', 'opportunity' and functionalist remedies; 'Workfare' in practice: alienated lessons from the past, present and future; Where to now, Mr Blair? A conclusion.
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Lexington Books Phenomenology Transversality and World Philosophy
Book SynopsisPhenomenology, Transversality, and World Philosophy explores the concept of world philosophy (Weltphilosophie) to take into account the reality of today's multicultural and globalizing world. It challenges the assumption that the particular in the West is universalizable, but the particular in the non-West is particular forever, using the concept of transversality to construct an intercontinental philosophy. In the tradition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's world literature (Weltliteratur), and in dialogue with work in ethics and political philosophy, Hwa Yol Jung examines the roles that phenomenology and transversality play in constructing world philosophy. Trade Review“Hwa Yol Jung charts incisively how transversality, as an ethics, philosophy, and way of being, moves creatively in-between the binary ‘anarchy of differences’ versus ‘totalitarianism of identity’ that paralyzes contemporary political praxis. Whether it be discussing sincerity, harmony, alterity, or the ethics of responsibility, Jung’s scholarly reflections, with a Sinic accent, embodies the Dao of transversal phenomenology – a dialogic engagement with the other so desperately needed in a time of polarization.” -- John Francis Burke, Trinity UniversityTable of ContentsForeword by Michael JungAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Origins of Transversality1The Dao of Transversality as a Global Approach to Truth: A Metacommentary on Calvin O. SchragChapter 1 Addendum: Review Essay on Calvin O. Schrag’s The Self after Postmodernity (1997)2Transversality and Geophilosophy in the Age of Globalization3The Task of Public Philosophy in the Transversal World of Politics4Edward O. Wilson’s Theory of Consilience: A Hermeneutical CritiquePart II Two Elemental Preconditions of World Philosophy5Transversality, Harmony, and Humanity between Heaven and Earth6Phenomenology and Body PoliticsPart III World Literature and World Philosophy7Zhang Longxi’s Contribution to World Literature in the Globalizing World ofMulticulturalism8Wang Yangming and the Way of World Philosophy9Transversality and Fred Dallmayr’s Comparative Political Theory10Edouard Glissant’s Aesthetics of Relation as Diversality and CreolizationPart IV Heterotopia and Responsibility as First Ethics11Reading Maurice Natanson Reading Alfred Schutz12Responsibility as First Ethics: John Macmurray and Emmanuel Levinas13Taking Responsibility Seriously14Václav Havel’s New Statecraft of Responsible PoliticsBibliography
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Ethics of Community
Book SynopsisIn this study, Frank Kirkpatrick draws on theology, political philosophy and the social sciences more generally to develop a Christian ethic of community.Trade Review"In the Ethics of Community, Frank Kirkpatrick has written a scholarly dissertation on the roots of the idea of community and state in Biblical and secular thought. I am grateful to Dr. Kirkpatrick for this book, which raises all the right questions." Good News, The Newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut "This is a work of theological ethics, but one informed by philosophy and conversant with Western history...This is a scholarly book, written on a theoretical level and in an abstract style for fellow scholars. It is appropriate for research libraries in the fields of theology, philosophy, and history." Choice "I can see this book being used not only by students in the academy, but also by congregational communities such as the author defines. In this way the ethics of community will spread from the classroom into the church community, and through both hopefully into all of society." Reviews in Religion and Theology "Kirkpatrick's chief strength is an understanding of the teleology that is specific to the church and how it informs the way church and society interact." Journal of ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Moral and Scriptural Foundations. Scripture and the Ethics of Community. Scripture and Community. 2. Historical Experiments in Community: Europe. Community in the Monastic Tradition. Medieval Society. Economic Ethics. Calvin and Geneva. Anabaptists and Community. 3. Historical Experiments in Community: America. The Puritans. The American Revolution. The Creation of the American Republic. From Madison to Communalism. Communalism. The Social Gospel. Reinhold Niebuhr. The Struggle Between Individualism and Community in America Today. 4. Building A Philosophy of Community. John Macmurray and the Philosophy of Community. 5. Political Philosophies of Society. From Private to Public. Political Philosophies. 6. Community and Society: Difference and Engagement. A Theology of Difference. A Theology of Engagement. Community for Society. Society for Community. 7. Turning Inward to Community: The Family and The Danger of Too Much Community. The Family as Community. Dangers of Too Much Community. 8. Working Outward From Community: Economic Justice and International Order. A Good and Just Society. The Ethics of Economic Justice. The International Order. 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Ethics of Community
Book SynopsisIn this study, Frank Kirkpatrick draws on theology, political philosophy and the social sciences more generally to develop a Christian ethic of community.Trade Review"In the Ethics of Community, Frank Kirkpatrick has written a scholarly dissertation on the roots of the idea of community and state in Biblical and secular thought. I am grateful to Dr. Kirkpatrick for this book, which raises all the right questions." Good News, The Newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut "This is a work of theological ethics, but one informed by philosophy and conversant with Western history...This is a scholarly book, written on a theoretical level and in an abstract style for fellow scholars. It is appropriate for research libraries in the fields of theology, philosophy, and history." Choice "I can see this book being used not only by students in the academy, but also by congregational communities such as the author defines. In this way the ethics of community will spread from the classroom into the church community, and through both hopefully into all of society." Reviews in Religion and Theology "Kirkpatrick's chief strength is an understanding of the teleology that is specific to the church and how it informs the way church and society interact." Journal of ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Moral and Scriptural Foundations. Scripture and the Ethics of Community. Scripture and Community. 2. Historical Experiments in Community: Europe. Community in the Monastic Tradition. Medieval Society. Economic Ethics. Calvin and Geneva. Anabaptists and Community. 3. Historical Experiments in Community: America. The Puritans. The American Revolution. The Creation of the American Republic. From Madison to Communalism. Communalism. The Social Gospel. Reinhold Niebuhr. The Struggle Between Individualism and Community in America Today. 4. Building A Philosophy of Community. John Macmurray and the Philosophy of Community. 5. Political Philosophies of Society. From Private to Public. Political Philosophies. 6. Community and Society: Difference and Engagement. A Theology of Difference. A Theology of Engagement. Community for Society. Society for Community. 7. Turning Inward to Community: The Family and The Danger of Too Much Community. The Family as Community. Dangers of Too Much Community. 8. Working Outward From Community: Economic Justice and International Order. A Good and Just Society. The Ethics of Economic Justice. The International Order. 9. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
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Columbia University Press Line of Advantage Japans Grand Strategy in the
Book SynopsisLine of Advantage provides a groundbreaking and comprehensive account of the new grand strategy that emerged in Japan under Abe Shinzō. Michael J. Green draws on on two decades of access to Abe and other Japanese political, military, and business leaders, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of Japan’s approach.Trade ReviewThis is a detailed and thoughtful analysis of the strategic ambitions of one of Japan’s most important postwar political leaders. Its strength lies in its identification of Abe as one of Japan’s most important foreign policy thinkers and its detailed account of how Abe capitalized on foreign policy opportunities to better position Japan in a world that is increasingly challenging its postwar strategy. -- Sheila A. Smith, author of Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military PowerFor a time, the United States was AWOL from our traditional duty as leader of the West. Michael J. Green thoughtfully and professionally chronicles the ascent of Abe into that void. Academically rigorous yet guided by a master policy maker’s feel, this is a book that Asianists will use as a resource well into the future. -- Richard L. Armitage, former deputy secretary of state and president of Armitage InternationalIn this extremely timely book, Michael J. Green sheds light on Japan’s emergence as a leader in its strategy on China, as well as in Abe’s politics and diplomacy. Green, a highly experienced scholar-practitioner, demonstrates formidable knowledge and profound insight on Japan’s history, geopolitics, and statecraft, peppering the text with many personal and intimate conversations with top U.S. and Japanese decision makers. He envisions the U.S.-Japan alliance as the twenty-first-century equivalent of the Anglo-American alliance, wearing the mantle of the Pacific mission and maritime strategy of John MacMurray and George Kennan. -- Yoichi Funabashi, author of Meltdown: Inside the Fukushima Nuclear CrisisLine of Advantage is a splendid book for developing an understanding of Japan’s changing grand strategy and its development across the political spectrum * East West Notes *Green knows Japanese foreign policy like few others. -- Andrew J. Nathan * Foreign Affairs *Named an editor's pick best book of 2022. * Foreign Affairs *A splendid book....a valuable resource for interested scholars, policy-makers, government officials, and even a more general audience of Japanese politics enthusiasts. It is an essential read to understand how Japan intends to navigate the years and decades to come. * International Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsA Note on Transliteration of Japanese Words and NamesIntroduction1. The Historic Roots of Modern Japanese Grand Strategy2. China3. The United States4. The Indo-Pacific5. Korea6. Internal BalancingConclusion: The End of the Yoshida DoctrineNotesIndex
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Columbia University Press Line of Advantage Japans Grand Strategy in the
Book SynopsisLine of Advantage provides a groundbreaking and comprehensive account of the new grand strategy that emerged in Japan under Abe Shinzō. Michael J. Green draws on on two decades of access to Abe and other Japanese political, military, and business leaders, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of Japan’s approach.Trade ReviewThis is a detailed and thoughtful analysis of the strategic ambitions of one of Japan’s most important postwar political leaders. Its strength lies in its identification of Abe as one of Japan’s most important foreign policy thinkers and its detailed account of how Abe capitalized on foreign policy opportunities to better position Japan in a world that is increasingly challenging its postwar strategy. -- Sheila A. Smith, author of Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military PowerFor a time, the United States was AWOL from our traditional duty as leader of the West. Michael J. Green thoughtfully and professionally chronicles the ascent of Abe into that void. Academically rigorous yet guided by a master policy maker’s feel, this is a book that Asianists will use as a resource well into the future. -- Richard L. Armitage, former deputy secretary of state and president of Armitage InternationalIn this extremely timely book, Michael J. Green sheds light on Japan’s emergence as a leader in its strategy on China, as well as in Abe’s politics and diplomacy. Green, a highly experienced scholar-practitioner, demonstrates formidable knowledge and profound insight on Japan’s history, geopolitics, and statecraft, peppering the text with many personal and intimate conversations with top U.S. and Japanese decision makers. He envisions the U.S.-Japan alliance as the twenty-first-century equivalent of the Anglo-American alliance, wearing the mantle of the Pacific mission and maritime strategy of John MacMurray and George Kennan. -- Yoichi Funabashi, author of Meltdown: Inside the Fukushima Nuclear CrisisLine of Advantage is a splendid book for developing an understanding of Japan’s changing grand strategy and its development across the political spectrum * East West Notes *Green knows Japanese foreign policy like few others. -- Andrew J. Nathan * Foreign Affairs *Named an editor's pick best book of 2022. * Foreign Affairs *A splendid book....a valuable resource for interested scholars, policy-makers, government officials, and even a more general audience of Japanese politics enthusiasts. It is an essential read to understand how Japan intends to navigate the years and decades to come. * International Affairs *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsA Note on Transliteration of Japanese Words and NamesIntroduction1. The Historic Roots of Modern Japanese Grand Strategy2. China3. The United States4. The Indo-Pacific5. Korea6. Internal BalancingConclusion: The End of the Yoshida DoctrineNotesIndex
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Stanford University Press Letters to the Contrary: A Curated History of the
Book SynopsisThis remarkable collection of letters reveals the debate over universal human rights. Prominent mid-twentieth-century intellectuals and leaders—including Gandhi, T.S. Eliot, W.H. Auden, Aldous Huxley, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Arnold Schoenberg—engaged with the question of universal human rights. Letters to the Contrary presents the foundation of the intellectual struggles and ideological doubts still present in today's human rights debates. Since its adoption in 1948, historians and human rights scholars have claimed that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was influenced by UNESCO's 1947–48 global survey of intellectuals, theologians, and cultural and political leaders, that supposedly demonstrated a truly universal consensus on human rights. Based on meticulous archival research, Letters to the Contrary provides a curated history of the UNESCO human rights survey and demonstrates its relevance to contemporary debates over the origins, legitimacy, and universality of human rights. In collecting, annotating, and analyzing these responses, including letters and responses that were omitted and polite refusals to respond, Mark Goodale shows that the UNESCO human rights survey was much less than supposed, but also much more. In many ways, the intellectual struggles, moral questions, and ideological doubts among the different participants who both organized and responded to the survey reveal a strikingly critical and contemporary orientation, raising similar questions at the center of current debates surrounding human rights scholarship and practice. This volume contains letters and survey responses from Jacques Havet, Jacques Maritain, Arnold J. Lien, Richard P. Mckeon, Quincy Wright, Levi Carneiro, Arthur H. Compton, Charles E. Merriam, Lewis Mumford, E. H. Carr, John Lewis, Harold J. Laski, Serge Hessen, John Somerville, Boris Tchechko, Luc Somerhausen, Hyman Levy, Ture Nerman, R. Palme Dutt, Maurice Dobb, Pierre Teilhard De Chardin, Marcel De Corte, Pedro Troncoso Sánchez, Mahatma Gandhi, Chung-Shu Lo, Kurt Riezler, Inocenc Arnošt Bláha, Hubert Frère, M. Nicolay, W. Albert Noyes, Jr., Aldous Huxley, Ralph W. Gerard, Johannes M. Burgers, Humayun Kabir, A. P. Elkin, S. V. Puntambekar, Leonard Barnes, Benedetto Croce, Jean Haesart, F. S. C. Northrop, Peter Skov, Emmanuel Mounier, Maurice Webb, John Macmurray, Julius Moór, L. Horváth, Alfred Weber, Don Salvador De Madariaga, Frank R. Scott, Jawaharlal Nehru, Margery Fry, Isaac Leon Kandel, René Maheu, Albert Szent-Györgyi, Morris L. Ernst, Arnold Schoenberg, W. H. Auden, Melville Herskovits, Theodore Johannes Haarhoff, Ernest Henry Burgmann, Herbert Read, and T. S. Eliot.Trade Review"In this clever and timely book, Mark Goodale complicates the presumed universality of human rights, providing an alternative history of the UNESCO process. Besides representing a fabulous archival 'find,' Letters to the Contrary provides vital historical and anthropological analysis to illuminate these texts. This stellar book is novel in its focus on a largely overlooked episode in the history of UNESCO and rights and classic in the sense that rights and internationalism continue to be central to so many disciplines today. Unearthed letters from the likes of Eliot, Auden, Schoenberg, Carr, and Huxley form a veritable who's who of twentieth-century political thought. Lively, eminently readable, and utterly stimulating."—Lynn Meskell, Stanford University"Goodale's superb reconstruction of the history surrounding the UNESCO-sponsored survey of human rights demonstrates perfectly the political and contingent nature of the origins of the international human rights enterprise. It reveals both the centrality of philosophy to that enterprise, and the virtual impossibility of seeking a conception of human rights that is universal in philosophical analysis rather than political compromise."—Philip Alston, New York University"Human rights might survive our age of rupture if we cease to delude ourselves with myth-making about their historical origins. In this outstanding book, Mark Goodale shows unequivocally that the creation moment of 'the age of rights' was in no sense universal at all. Letters to the Contrary makes it impossible to defend the triumphalist vision of the postwar human rights story with the blithe assertion that everybody agreed human rights were now the only game in town."—Stephen Hopgood, SOAS, University of London"All international human rights lawyers concerned with the universality of human rights should read this book. Mark Goodale reveals how human rights comparison and distinction, not identification of a common denominator, were at the core of the UNESCO human rights survey and the resulting examination of the grounds of an international declaration of human rights. Rediscovering a differentiated and culturally sensitive philosophical discussion of human rights is not only humbling, it allows us to hope for reinvigorated universal debate."—Samantha Besson, University of FribourgTable of ContentsHistory: UNESCO in the Paradigmatic Transition Interpretations: From a "Hollow Sham" to a "Plurality of Cultural Values" Memorandum and Questionnaire Circulated by UNESCO on the Theoretical Bases of the Rights of Man The Grounds of an International Declaration of Human Rights Foreword and Introduction to Human Rights, Comments and Interpretations, UNESCO 1949 Liberalism from the Ashes Beyond Egotistic Man: Communist, Socialist, and Social Democratic Challenges Rights in a Sacred Universe The Universal Declaration of Human Duties The Technological Society of the Future Universal Human Rights in a Colonial World Human Rights as History and Practice Specific Freedoms From Repudiation to the Play of Fancy
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Imprint Academic John MacMurray
Book SynopsisThe philosophy of John Macmurray is only now receiving the attention it deserves. It is in the contemporary climate of dissatisfaction with individualism that Macmurray''s emphasis on the relations of persons has come to the fore. Moreover, Macmurray''s recognition of the central importance of acknowledging human embodiment is being favourably received by a wide range of fields, which includes philosophers, theologians and psychologists. Macmurray''s overriding concern is to present an adequate account of the person and of personal relationships. Nevertheless, he is an eclectic writer, whose work addresses concerns in education, science and art, which all stem from his understanding of human agency. In addition, this leads Macmurray into a discussion of the ethics of personal and political relations and a critique of otherworldly religion. Hence, Macmurray''s philosophy is informed by fairly unconventional religious beliefs.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers John Macmurray Community Beyond Political
Book SynopsisIn this long-overdue analysis of Scottish political philosopher John Macmurray, Frank G. Kirkpatrick traces the influences and development of Macmurray's thought. Through his study, Kirkpatrick explores the extraordinary resonances of Macmurray's political thought in modern philosophers and comments on his enduring significance.Trade ReviewThis is an important book, not only because it breaks new ground in the articulation and exploration of one of the most profound yet undeservedly neglected philosophers of the 20th century, but also because in revealing the genius of its subject (John Macmurray) Frank Kirkpatrick helps us to engage with some of the most important social and political challenges of our time. -- Michael Fielding, University of SussexA timely retrieval of a seminal political and religious thinker. Kirkpatrick performs an essential service in making the work of John Macmurray available to 21st century debates about freedom, justice, community and society. -- Christopher Lind, Senior Fellow, Massey College; Executive director, Sorrento CenterKirkpatrick presents a clear introduction to the whole of Macmurray's work. Recommended. * CHOICE *Frank Kirkpatrick has written a deceptively short and simple work. It contains an excellent brief biography as well as a clear, concise and precise account of John Mcmurray's thought. * Political Studies Review *Frank Kirkpatrick reminds us how much we need to hear the voice of John Macmurray for Macmurray touches on issues and frames his philosophical discourse in ways that make possible a dialogue between those concerned with the importance of the human freedomand individuality with those for whom equality and justice are of prime value. Macmurray's relational model of human nature challenges not only pessimistic interpretations of human nature, but assumptions that govern human behavior. Living in a societythat is dominated by forms of market fundamentalism Macmurray, in effect, brings into question competitive, individualist, and reductionistic understandings of human possibilities that stand in marked contrast to seeing community as a way of affirming the mutuality of relations among persons and fostering a concern once again for the common good. In addition, Kirkpatrick's understanding of Macmurray provides a venue for a discussion of religion, and its importance in human life, that is not reducible totheological abstractions or divisive religious claims. -- Robert H. Craig, The College of St. ScholasticaFrank Kirkpatrick reminds us how much we need to hear the voice of John Macmurray for Macmurray touches on issues and frames his philosophical discourse in ways that make possible a dialogue between those concerned with the importance of the human freedom and individuality with those for whom equality and justice are of prime value. Macmurray's relational model of human nature challenges not only pessimistic interpretations of human nature, but assumptions that govern human behavior. Living in a society that is dominated by forms of market fundamentalism Macmurray, in effect, brings into question competitive, individualist, and reductionistic understandings of human possibilities that stand in marked contrast to seeing community as a way of affirming the mutuality of relations among persons and fostering a concern once again for the common good. In addition, Kirkpatrick's understanding of Macmurray provides a venue for a discussion of religion, and its importance in human life, that is not reducible to theological abstractions or divisive religious claims. -- Robert H. Craig, The College of St. ScholasticaTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 An Intellectual Biography of John Macmurray: From Evangelicalism to Marxism Chapter 3 Macmurray's Engagement with Marxian Thought in the 1930s Chapter 4 Community in Marx and Macmurray: A Reappraisal Chapter 5 Christianity, Fascism, and the Clue to History Chapter 6 The Gifford Lectures: The Self as Agent Chapter 7 The Gifford Lectures: Persons in Relation Chapter 8 Macmurray and Contemporary Political Philosophy Chapter 9 The Family and Small Communities in Political Thought Chapter 10 Democracy, Human Nature, and the Nation-State Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index Chapter 13 About the Author
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers John Macmurray Community beyond Political
Book SynopsisIn this long-overdue analysis of Scottish political philosopher John Macmurray, Frank G. Kirkpatrick traces the influences and development of Macmurray's thought. Through his study, Kirkpatrick explores the extraordinary resonances of Macmurray's political thought in modern philosophers and comments on his enduring significance.Trade ReviewThis is an important book, not only because it breaks new ground in the articulation and exploration of one of the most profound yet undeservedly neglected philosophers of the 20th century, but also because in revealing the genius of its subject (John Macmurray) Frank Kirkpatrick helps us to engage with some of the most important social and political challenges of our time. -- Michael Fielding, University of SussexA timely retrieval of a seminal political and religious thinker. Kirkpatrick performs an essential service in making the work of John Macmurray available to 21st century debates about freedom, justice, community and society. -- Christopher Lind, Senior Fellow, Massey College; Executive director, Sorrento CenterKirkpatrick presents a clear introduction to the whole of Macmurray's work. Recommended. * CHOICE *Frank Kirkpatrick has written a deceptively short and simple work. It contains an excellent brief biography as well as a clear, concise and precise account of John Mcmurray's thought. * Political Studies Review *Frank Kirkpatrick reminds us how much we need to hear the voice of John Macmurray for Macmurray touches on issues and frames his philosophical discourse in ways that make possible a dialogue between those concerned with the importance of the human freedomand individuality with those for whom equality and justice are of prime value. Macmurray's relational model of human nature challenges not only pessimistic interpretations of human nature, but assumptions that govern human behavior. Living in a societythat is dominated by forms of market fundamentalism Macmurray, in effect, brings into question competitive, individualist, and reductionistic understandings of human possibilities that stand in marked contrast to seeing community as a way of affirming the mutuality of relations among persons and fostering a concern once again for the common good. In addition, Kirkpatrick's understanding of Macmurray provides a venue for a discussion of religion, and its importance in human life, that is not reducible totheological abstractions or divisive religious claims. -- Robert H. Craig, The College of St. ScholasticaFrank Kirkpatrick reminds us how much we need to hear the voice of John Macmurray for Macmurray touches on issues and frames his philosophical discourse in ways that make possible a dialogue between those concerned with the importance of the human freedom and individuality with those for whom equality and justice are of prime value. Macmurray's relational model of human nature challenges not only pessimistic interpretations of human nature, but assumptions that govern human behavior. Living in a society that is dominated by forms of market fundamentalism Macmurray, in effect, brings into question competitive, individualist, and reductionistic understandings of human possibilities that stand in marked contrast to seeing community as a way of affirming the mutuality of relations among persons and fostering a concern once again for the common good. In addition, Kirkpatrick's understanding of Macmurray provides a venue for a discussion of religion, and its importance in human life, that is not reducible to theological abstractions or divisive religious claims. -- Robert H. Craig, The College of St. ScholasticaTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 An Intellectual Biography of John Macmurray: From Evangelicalism to Marxism Chapter 3 Macmurray's Engagement with Marxian Thought in the 1930s Chapter 4 Community in Marx and Macmurray: A Reappraisal Chapter 5 Christianity, Fascism, and the Clue to History Chapter 6 The Gifford Lectures: The Self as Agent Chapter 7 The Gifford Lectures: Persons in Relation Chapter 8 Macmurray and Contemporary Political Philosophy Chapter 9 The Family and Small Communities in Political Thought Chapter 10 Democracy, Human Nature, and the Nation-State Chapter 11 Bibliography Chapter 12 Index Chapter 13 About the Author
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University Press of America Guides for the Journey John MacMurray Bernard
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the lives and thought of three significant thinkers: John MacMurray, Bernard Lonergan and James Fowler. This study shows how their work is helpful in interpreting human lives and the world in which we live. It also includes key quotations from their writings.Trade Review...presentd a remarkably readable essay on each of the three thinkers...a rare book in its clarity and passion...provides the general readerand introductory student with excellent briefings on the three scholars presented while at the same time proposing a deeply felt synthesis which engages the more sophisticated reader. * Humanities *...presentd a remarkably readable essay on each of the three thinkers...a rare book in its clarity and passion...provides the general readerand introductory student with excellent briefings on the three scholars presented while at the same time proposing a deeply felt synthesis which engages the more sophisticated reader. * Humanities *
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften The Theological Notion of The Human Person: A
Book SynopsisIn a careful study of the writings of Karl Rahner and John Macmurray, this book presents a renewed understanding of the theological notion of the human person. This understanding of person is developed by examining the relational depths of Karl Rahner’s theological anthropology in conversation with John Macmurray’s understanding of agency found in his work on «persons-in-relationship». What makes this dialogue enriching and striking is that both thinkers arrive at a corresponding notion of person from very different starting points: Rahner commences his reflections as a theologian focusing on the mystery of God at the heart of his study of person. Macmurray on the other hand begins with the human person and ultimately arrives at a philosophical notion of God as personal agent.Table of ContentsContents: Rahner and Macmurray in Context – Rahner’s Notion of Person as Relational – Rahner’s Early Essays on Person – Rahner: Persons in Relationship – John Macmurray: Search for a New Paradigm – Persons as Agents – The Paradigm of The Personal – The Conversation: Towards a Communion Notion of Person.
£66.00
Manchester University Press Blairs community
Book SynopsisBlair's community challenges the widely held view that New Labour's policies and approach have reflected or even been influenced by the work of communitarian writers, by comparing party policy and rhetoric directly with their work. -- .Table of ContentsPart IIntroduction1. New Labour’s communitarianism: first impressions last2. New Labour’s communitarianism: where’s the evidence?Part II3. New Labour’s ‘communitarian philosophy’4. ‘The wickedest idea of all is the idea of duty’: John Macmurray on community, society and service5. Rights, responsibilities and morality: Amitai Etzioni and New Labour6. The mysterious absence of British communitarians from the discussion of British communitarianismPart III7. Community by contract and the myth of New Labour’s communitarianismIndex
£27.03
Manchester University Press Blairs community Communitarian thought and New
Book SynopsisBlair’s community challenges the widely held view that New Labour’s policies and approach have reflected or even been influenced by the work of communitarian writers, by comparing party policy and rhetoric directly with their work.Table of ContentsPart IIntroduction1. New Labour’s communitarianism: first impressions last2. New Labour’s communitarianism: where’s the evidence?Part II3. New Labour’s ‘communitarian philosophy’4. ‘The wickedest idea of all is the idea of duty’: John Macmurray on community, society and service5. Rights, responsibilities and morality: Amitai Etzioni and New Labour6. The mysterious absence of British communitarians from the discussion of British communitarianismPart III7. Community by contract and the myth of New Labour’s communitarianismIndex
£76.50
State University of New York Press Beyond Friendship and Eros Unrecognized
Book SynopsisExplores deep intimate personal relationships between men and women.Culminating a twenty-year personal and scholarly quest, the authors explore the phenomenon of loving relationships (minus the sexual attraction) between men and women. They articulate these relationships as dialogical love in which partners respond to each other''s presence personally rather than categorically as friend or lover. In a society where relationships of dialogical love are neither articulated and named nor recognized as acceptable ways of being, they are usually mistaken as affairs or regarded as just friend relationships. Since these relationships are spontaneous, free, and open, their meaning is disclosed through examples rather than by traditional definition. Throughout the book, the authors share their own personal relationship, similar relationships of those they interviewed, and relationships from literature and popular movies. Further illuminating interpretations of friendship and love are excerpts from C. S. Lewis, Rollo May, Caroline Simon, and Robert Solomon. Personal relationships are explicated by the work of Martin Buber, John Macmurray, and Alfred Schutz.
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Ethics International Press Ltd Becoming a Human Engineer: A Philosophical
Book SynopsisDespite the importance of engineering and technology in economic, social, and other aspects of our lives what it means to develop as an engineer, and how this is to occur, is not widely discussed. Becoming a Human Engineer explores the moral and ethical challenges of educating engineers through the philosophical lens of personalism, a branch of philosophy that puts the person first, seeing human growth and development as central to good. Building from the philosophy of the 20th century philosopher John Macmurray, this book explores how ethics and education intersect through a continuous cycle of action and reflection. By pulling together disparate and wide-ranging topics across engineering education, several promising areas of future work are identified. Engineering methods and ways of reflection are deeply embedded in engineering education to the extent that they may interfere with becoming a person. A focus on specific knowledges must complement rather than distract from developing the habits of mind necessary for engineers to adapt to a changing world. Providing meaningful experiences and explicitly focusing on developing multiple ways to reflect on these experiences are shown to be critical for the holistic development of engineers as persons.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Personal Relations Theory: Fairbairn, Macmurray
Book SynopsisPersonal relationships concern us all, they are essential to our becoming who we are and constitute our most vital experience of what it is like to be alive and human. This book proposes a new approach to understanding who we are based on the work of Ronald Fairbairn, John Macmurray and Ian Suttie, whose ideas provide a positive perspective on our future collective possibilities.Personal Relations Theory presents a new and comprehensive account of Fairbairn's mature theory. Part I provides a thorough overview of Fairbairn's work and its ramifications for our understanding of creativity and the nature of inner reality. Part II covers Fairbairn's relationship to Macmurray and Suttie, and their relevance to realist philosophy, the scientific status of psychoanalysis, attachment theory and the politics of the personal relations view point. Subjects discussed in depth include: Internal objects and inner reality: Fairbairn and Klein Fairbairn's theory of art in the light of his mature model of mind The preconscious and psychic change in Fairbairn's model of mind The politics of attachment theory and personal relations theory: Fairbairn, Suttie and Bowlby The combination of Fairbairn, Macmurray and Suttie presented here forms an original strand of object relations theory, which has implications and consequences for a wide spectrum of concerns. This book will be of value to anyone interested in psychoanalysis, especially in relation to politics, society and the arts.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Personal Relations Theory. Part I. Why Fairbairn? Fairbairn’s model of mind. Fairbairn’s theory and some philosophical interpretations of Freud. Internal objects and inner reality: Fairbairn and Klein. Fairbairn’s theory of art in the light of his mature model of mind. The preconscious and psychic change in Fairbairn’s model of mind. Part II. Fairbairn, Macmurray and Suttie: towards a personal relations theory. Fairbairn and Macmurray: psychoanalytic studies and critical realism. The politics of attachment theory and personal relations theory: Fairbairn, Suttie and Bowlby
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