Overview
Addresses important contemporary questions about social norms, constitutional structures, and political actors in political philosophy and social theory
Offers contributions from leading scholars with international reputations in Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, and Law
Presents empirical case studies from Northern Ireland, Germany, Mexico, and beyond alongside theoretical chapters addressing Hobbes and Hume all stemming from Russell Hardin's work
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book reflects on the research and career of political theorist Russell Hardin from scholars of Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Economics, and Law, among other disciplines. Contributions address core issues of political theory as perceived by Hardin, starting with his insistence that many of the basic institutions of modern society and their formative historical beginnings can be understood as proceeding primarily from the self-interested motives of the participants. Many of the contributions in this volume struggle with the constraints imposed on political theorizing by the idea of self-interested agents, or homo economicus. Some reject the idea as empirically unfounded. Others try to show that homo economicus is even more versatile than Hardin depicts. And yet others accept the constraints and work within them. But all pay tribute to the lasting intellectual contribution of Russell Hardin and the challenge he poses. The book should appeal to scholars and students interested in collective action, public choice and democracy, moral reasoning and its limits, constitutionalism, liberalism, conventions and coordination, trust, identity politics, social epistemology, and methods in politics philosophy.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Thomas Christiano is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona, USA.
Ingrid Creppell is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, USA.
Jack Knight is Frederic Cleaveland Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Morality, Governance, and Social Institutions
Book Subtitle: Reflections on Russell Hardin
Editors: Thomas Christiano, Ingrid Creppell, Jack Knight
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61070-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-61069-6Published: 23 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86996-4Published: 17 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-61070-2Published: 09 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 353
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History