Political Argument (Routledge Revivals)

By Brian M. Barry

Book Overview

Since its publication in 1965, Brian Barry's seminal work has occupied an important role in the revival of Anglo-American political philosophy. A number of ideas and terms in it have become part of the standard vocabulary, such as the distinction between "ideal-regarding" and "want-regarding" principles and the division of principles into aggregative and distributive. The book provided the first precise analysis of the concept of political values having trade-off relations and its analysis of the notion of the public interest has also been significant.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415610826
• ISBN13: 9780415610827
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"