{"product_id":"principle-and-prudence-in-western-political-thought-paperback","title":"Principle and Prudence in Western Political Thought - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Marks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReflections on principle and prudence in the thoughts and actions of great thinkers and statesmen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscussions of the place of moral principle in political practice are haunted by the abstract and misleading distinction between realism and its various principled or \"idealist\" alternatives. This volume argues that such discussions must be recast in terms of the relationship between principle and prudence: as Nathan Tarcov maintains, that relationship is \"not dichotomous but complementary.\" In a substantive introduction, the editors investigate Leo Strauss's attack on contemporary political thought for its failure to account for both principle and prudence in politics. Leading commentators then reflect on principle and prudence in the writings of great thinkers such as Homer, Machiavelli, and Hegel, and in the thoughts and actions of great statesmen such as Pericles, Jefferson, and Lincoln. In a concluding section, contributors reassess Strauss's own approach to principle and prudence in the history of political philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Lynch \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Political Science at Carthage College and the translator and editor of Machiavelli's \u003ci\u003eArt of War\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eJonathan Marks \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Politics at Ursinus College and the author of \u003ci\u003ePerfection and Disharmony in the Thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 398\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344445989171,"sku":"9781438461243","price":73.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/iqBWKvwL3-9781438461243.webp?v=1778725640","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/principle-and-prudence-in-western-political-thought-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}