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The Conduct of Politics
Series: Elements in Political Philosophy
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Do politicians have to get dirty hands – and what does that mean? Is it okay to be corrupt, when corruption is systemic? When is it a good thing to make compromises in politics? These are questions about political conduct that are raised in political ethics,...
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See moreThis Element offers a fresh, systematic introduction to political ethics. It starts with a discussion of two challenges to the discipline: One comes from political realists who reject moralism in political philosophy and the other from public choice theorists who model politicians as rational egoists.
Dirty hands, corruption, and compromises – political ethics and the challenges of political realism and public choice theory.
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Do politicians have to get dirty hands – and what does that mean? Is it okay to be corrupt, when corruption is systemic? When is it a good thing to make compromises in politics? These are questions about political conduct that are raised in political ethics, a somewhat underappreciated subfield of political philosophy.
The Conduct of Politics offers a fresh, systematic introduction to political ethics. It starts with a discussion of two challenges to the discipline: One comes from political realists who reject moralism in political philosophy and the other from public choice theorists who model politicians as rational egoists.
It then discusses the problem of dirty hands, political corruption, and political compromise as three core topics of political ethics.
Series: Elements in Political Philosophy
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The Conduct of Politics
Do politicians have to get dirty hands – and what does that mean? Is it okay to be corrupt, when corruption is systemic? When is it a good thing to make compromises in politics? These are questions about political conduct that are raised in political ethics, a somewhat underappreciated subfield of political philosophy. The Conduct of Politics offers a fresh,...Hardback$20900Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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ISBN: 9781009558945
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 19 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: Worked examples or Exercises
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Weight: 279g
Pages: 78
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