Arguments and Fists: Political Agency and Justification in Liberal Theory

by Mika LaVaque-Manty and Mika LaVaque Manty

Many theorists have addressed a central concern of current political theory by contending that the dithering intellectualism of left politics prevents genuine political action. Arguments and Fists confronts this concern by refuting these arguments, and reconciling philosophical debates with the realities of current activism. By looking at theorists such as Montesquieu, Kant, Rousseau, the book contradicts current academic debates and also goes against...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415931991
• ISBN13: 9780415931991
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"