Politics, Innocence and the Limits of Goodness

by Peter Johnson

Book Overview

Moral innocence is of enduring interest because it seems to embody our ideals in their purest form. The place of moral innocence in politics is the central theme of Peter Johnson's subtle and original book. Are there moral dispositions which are not only incompatible with politics but actually endanger it? If it is sometimes necessary to act badly in order to achieve desirable political objectives, what moral standpoints would exclude such a course...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415010462
• ISBN13: 9780415010467
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 9.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.4" x 8.5"