| Description |
xii, 288 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Philosophy and public policy -- Law and anarchy -- The concept and realities of power -- Intelligence, morality, and foreign policy -- Reflections on human rights -- The social democratic prospect -- Capitalism, socialism, and freedom -- The ethics of controversy -- Are there limits to freedom of expression? -- The rights of the victims -- Reverse discrimination -- The hero in history : myth, power, or moral ideal? -- The relevance of John Dewey's thought -- Leon Trotsky and the cunning of history -- Toynbee's city of God -- A talk with Vinoba Bhave -- Bertrand Russell and crimes against humanity -- The scoundrel in the looking glass -- The case of Alger Hiss -- Religion and culture : the dilemma of T.S. Eliot -- Religion and culture : a reply by Jacques Maritain -- Religion and society : a rejoinder -- The autonomy of the democratic faith. |
| Subject |
Liberty.
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Liberty. |
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Civil rights.
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Civil rights. |
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Heroes.
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Heroes. |
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Political science.
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Political science. |
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Human Rights. |
| Genre/Form |
Essay.
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| Subject |
Philosophy. |
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Public Policy. |
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Liberté. |
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Droits de l'homme. |
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Héros. |
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Science politique. |
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Grondrechten. |
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Moraal. |
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Democratie. |
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Pragmatisme. |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Hook, Sidney, 1902-1989. Philosophy and public policy. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c1980 (OCoLC)564763342 |
| ISBN |
0809309378 |
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9780809309375 |
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0809310414 |
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9780809310418 |
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