The Philosopher in the City: The Moral Dimensions of Urban Politics

by Hadley Arkes

Book Overview

After reestablishing the connection between morality and the law, the author develops a coherent position on many of the most controversial issues of urban life: the political uses of the streets; verbal assaults and the defamation of racial groups; the legitimate restriction of public speech; segregation, busing, and the use of racial quotas; education, housing, and the problem of the ghetto"; prostitution, gambling, and the "regulation of vices."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691028222
• ISBN13: 9780691028224
• Release Date: May 1981
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Diamond in the rough

This is a surprisingly interesting book on many philosophical dimensions of urban life. The topic at first may seem a little strange, but Arkes has a way of fanning out and covering areas that at first may not seem relevant to the subject matter. Easy to read, yet rigorously argued.