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    A Political Philosophy of Conservatism: Prudence, Moderation and Tradition

    A Political Philosophy of Conservatism by Hörcher, Ferenc;

    Prudence, Moderation and Tradition

    Series: Bloomsbury Studies in the Aristotelian Tradition;

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    • Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
    • Date of Publication 23 January 2020
    • Number of Volumes Hardback

    • ISBN 9781350067189
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages216 pages
    • Size 234x156 mm
    • Weight 485 g
    • Language English
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    Bringing prudence back into the centre of political philosophical discussion, this book assesses how far the Aristotelian notion can be of use in thinking about politics today. Antique, medieval and early modern discussions on practical wisdom are reconstructed and re-contextualised to show not only how our understanding of the virtue of 'prudence' has changed over time, but why it should be revived.

    Starting with basic Aristotelian principles, such as the relevance of cooperation and politics in human life, the significance of the virtues and character-formation for political actors, and the personal and communal resources of right action in politics, Ferenc Hörcher offers an evolutionary history of the concept of prudence. Moving on to incorporate the developments of the Roman and the Christian traditions, a contemporary conservative-republican political philosophy is built up. Special attention is given to the relevance of local customs and traditions as well as participation, compromise and moderation in political activity.

    The book demonstrates that Aristotelian notions should be used to describe the actions and speeches of people active in politics, without losing sight of the normative dimension. In doing so, it presents an original argument which is both different from mainstream contemporary political philosophy and beneficial to our understanding of the role of practical reason in politics.

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    Table of Contents:

    Acknowledgements
    Introduction: Prudence and conservatism
    Part One: Prudence in history
    1. Ancient and Christian traditions of prudence
    2. Renaissance and early modern prudentia
    3. Late modern prudentia
    Conclusion of Part One
    Part Two: Prudence in conservative philosophy
    Preliminary remarks
    4. Agency-constraint
    5. Time-constraint
    6. Knowledge-constraint
    7. The prudent individual's resources: Virtues and character
    8. The prudent community's resources: Tradition and political culture
    9. How to find the proper action in politics
    Summary: A conservative political philosophy of prudence
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Index of Names
    Index of Subjects

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