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Socratic Citizenship by Dana Richard Villa (2001, Trade Paperback)
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- Subject
- History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Political, Civics & Citizenship
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- 9780691086934
- Subject Area
- Political Science, Philosophy
- Publication Name
- Socratic Citizenship
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Weight
- 21 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 392 Pages
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691086931
ISBN-13
9780691086934
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1882944
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Publication Name
Socratic Citizenship
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Subject
History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Political, Civics & Citizenship
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Philosophy
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2001-021017
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"This book deserves a wide, appreciative readership, both for the importance of the argument and for the depth and breadth of the interpretations that support it." --Gerald Mara, American Political Science Review, This book deserves a wide, appreciative readership, both for the importance of the argument and for the depth and breadth of the interpretations that support it., Villa has put his finger on the tension to which liberals and deliberative democrats will have to devote ever more attention, and he has written an informative and stimulating book. -- Cillian McBride, Philosophy in Review, "Villa has put his finger on the tension to which liberals and deliberative democrats will have to devote ever more attention, and he has written an informative and stimulating book." --Cillian McBride, Philosophy in Review, Villa has put his finger on the tension to which liberals and deliberative democrats will have to devote ever more attention, and he has written an informative and stimulating book., This book deserves a wide, appreciative readership, both for the importance of the argument and for the depth and breadth of the interpretations that support it. -- Gerald Mara, American Political Science Review, "This book deserves a wide, appreciative readership, both for the importance of the argument and for the depth and breadth of the interpretations that support it."-- Gerald Mara, American Political Science Review, "Villa has put his finger on the tension to which liberals and deliberative democrats will have to devote ever more attention, and he has written an informative and stimulating book."-- Cillian McBride, Philosophy in Review
Dewey Decimal
323.6/01
Table Of Content
Preface ix Acknowledgments xv Chapter One What is Socratic Citizenship? 1 Chapter Two John Sturat Mill: Public Opinion, Moral Truth, and Citizenship 59 Chapter Three Friedrich Nietzsche: Morality, Individualism, and Politics 125 Chapter Four Max Weber: Conflict, Integrity, and the Illusions of Politics 186 Chapter Five Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss: Citizenship versus Philosophy 246 Conclusion 299 Notes 311 Index 355
Synopsis
Takes issue with those who would reduce citizenship to community involvement or to political participation for its own sake. This book argues that we need to place more value on a form of conscientious, moderately alienated citizenship invented by Socrates. one that is critical in orientation and dissident in practice., Many critics bemoan the lack of civic engagement in America. Tocqueville's "nation of joiners" seems to have become a nation of alienated individuals, disinclined to fulfill the obligations of citizenship or the responsibilities of self-government. In response, the critics urge community involvement and renewed education in the civic virtues. But what kind of civic engagement do we want, and what sort of citizenship should we encourage? In Socratic Citizenship, Dana Villa takes issue with those who would reduce citizenship to community involvement or to political participation for its own sake. He argues that we need to place more value on a form of conscientious, moderately alienated citizenship invented by Socrates, one that is critical in orientation and dissident in practice. Taking Plato's Apology of Socrates as his starting point, Villa argues that Socrates was the first to show, in his words and deeds, how moral and intellectual integrity can go hand in hand, and how they can constitute importantly civic--and not just philosophical or moral--virtues.More specifically, Socrates urged that good citizens should value this sort of integrity more highly than such apparent virtues as patriotism, political participation, piety, and unwavering obedience to the law.Yet Socrates' radical redefinition of citizenship has had relatively little influence on Western political thought. Villa considers how the Socratic idea of the thinking citizen is treated by five of the most influential political thinkers of the past two centuries--John Stuart Mill, Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Weber, Hannah Arendt, and Leo Strauss. In doing so, he not only deepens our understanding of these thinkers' work and of modern ideas of citizenship, he also shows how the fragile Socratic idea of citizenship has been lost through a persistent devaluation of independent thought and action in public life. Engaging current debates among political and social theorists, this insightful book shows how we must reconceive the idea of good citizenship if we are to begin to address the shaky fundamentals of civic culture in America today., Many critics bemoan the lack of civic engagement in America. Tocqueville's ''nation of joiners'' seems to have become a nation of alienated individuals, disinclined to fulfill the obligations of citizenship or the responsibilities of self-government. In response, the critics urge community involvement and renewed education in the civic virtues. But what kind of civic engagement do we want, and what sort of citizenship should we encourage? In Socratic Citizenship , Dana Villa takes issue with those who would reduce citizenship to community involvement or to political participation for its own sake. He argues that we need to place more value on a form of conscientious, moderately alienated citizenship invented by Socrates, one that is critical in orientation and dissident in practice. Taking Plato's Apology of Socrates as his starting point, Villa argues that Socrates was the first to show, in his words and deeds, how moral and intellectual integrity can go hand in hand, and how they can constitute importantly civic--and not just philosophical or moral--virtues. More specifically, Socrates urged that good citizens should value this sort of integrity more highly than such apparent virtues as patriotism, political participation, piety, and unwavering obedience to the law. Yet Socrates' radical redefinition of citizenship has had relatively little influence on Western political thought. Villa considers how the Socratic idea of the thinking citizen is treated by five of the most influential political thinkers of the past two centuries--John Stuart Mill, Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Weber, Hannah Arendt, and Leo Strauss. In doing so, he not only deepens our understanding of these thinkers' work and of modern ideas of citizenship, he also shows how the fragile Socratic idea of citizenship has been lost through a persistent devaluation of independent thought and action in public life. Engaging current debates among political and social theorists, this insightful book shows how we must reconceive the idea of good citizenship if we are to begin to address the shaky fundamentals of civic culture in America today.
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