The conduct of politics / Fabian Wendt.
| Author/creator | Wendt, Fabian author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026. |
| Description | 69 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge elements. Elements in political philosophy Cambridge elements. Elements in political philosophy. |
| Contents | Introduction: the project of political ethics -- Political realism -- Public choice theory -- Dirty hands -- Political corruption -- Political compromise. |
| Abstract | 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. This title 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781009558976 |
| ISBN | 9781009558969 |
| ISBN | 9781009558945 hardback |
| ISBN | 1009558943 |
| ISBN | 100955896X |
| ISBN | ebook |
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