Uncollected Writings
Writing on Political Philosophy
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 16 October 2025
- ISBN 9780198927570
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages240 pages
- Size 240x160x20 mm
- Weight 513 g
- Language English 629
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Short description:
This volume presents previously uncollected papers by Richard Wollheim (1923-2003) on political philosophy. Topics covered include the nature of democracy, liberalism, and individuality, and studies of the thought of John Stuart Mill, Bertrand Russell, and Isaiah Berlin.
MoreLong description:
Richard Wollheim (1923-2003)is best known as a path-breaking philosopher of art and of mind, but his work on political philosophy is a major third strand of his writing. This volume of previously uncollected papers ranges over a number of topics, but several themes recur: a concern for the workings of democracy; a robust defence of individual liberty; great respect for individuality and individual differences and the vital roles of education and culture. There are also studies of the thought of John Stuart Mill, Bertrand Russell, and Isaiah Berlin. Wollheim's distinctive voice is a constant: wit, verve, sophistication, erudition, and subtlety. The originality and penetration of his thinking is apparent throughout. He is always to be seen thinking things through for himself, often in reaction to the great philosophers, sometimes (though relatively rarely) with the assistance of contemporaries, but always with the determination of getting to the bottom of things, with a distinctive approach that remains full of fresh insights.
MoreTable of Contents:
The Political Philosophy of Existentialism (1953)
The Nature of Law (1954)
Equality (1956)
Democracy (1958)
Crime, Sin, and Mr. Justice Devlin (1959)
How Can One Person Represent Another? (1960)
Socialism and Culture (1961)
A Paradox in the Theory of Democracy (1962)
On the Theory of Democracy (1966)
John Stuart Mill and the Limits of State Action (1973)
Bertrand Russell and The Liberal Tradition (1974)
The Idea of a Common Human Nature (1991)
