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On Compromise and Rotten Compromises

Title
On Compromise and Rotten Compromises [electronic resource] / Avishai Margalit.
Author
Margalit, Avishai.
Publication
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009]

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Summary
When is political compromise acceptable--and when is it fundamentally rotten, something we should never accept, come what may? What if a rotten compromise is politically necessary? Compromise is a great political virtue, especially for the sake of peace. But, as Avishai Margalit argues, there are moral limits to acceptable compromise even for peace. But just what are those limits? At what point does peace secured with compromise become unjust? Focusing attention on vitally important questions that have received surprisingly little attention, Margalit argues that we should be concerned not only with what makes a just war, but also with what kind of compromise allows for a just peace. Examining a wide range of examples, including the Munich Agreement, the Yalta Conference, and Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, Margalit provides a searching examination of the nature of political compromise in its various forms. Combining philosophy, politics, and history, and written in a vivid and accessible style, On Compromise and Rotten Compromises is full of surprising new insights about war, peace, justice, and sectarianism.
Uniform Title
On Compromise and Rotten Compromises (Online)
Alternative Title
On Compromise and Rotten Compromises (Online)
Subject
  • Compromise (Ethics)
  • Political science > Philosophy
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  • Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Language (note)
  • In English.
Contents
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Why Compromise? -- 1. Two Pictures of Political Compromise -- 2. Varieties of Compromise -- 3. Compromising for Peace -- 4. Compromise and Political Necessity -- 5. The Morality of Rotten Compromises -- 6. Sectarianism and Compromise -- Conclusion: Between Evil and Radical Evil -- Notes -- Index
LCCN
10.1515/9781400831210
OCLC
ssj0000813552
Author
Margalit, Avishai.
Title
On Compromise and Rotten Compromises [electronic resource] / Avishai Margalit.
Imprint
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Edition
Course Book
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
System Details
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Language
In English.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Found In:
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PUP eBook-Package 2000-2015 9783110662580
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Univ. Press eBook Package 2000-2013 9783110413434
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442502
Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 9783110459531
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