Political Justice: A Traditional Conservative Case for an Alternative Society
| Political Justice: A Traditional Conservative Case for an Alternative Society | |
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| Author(s) | Alexander J. Illingworth |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Politics |
| Publisher | Arktos |
| Publication year | 2018 |
| Pages | 312 |
| ISBN | 191052414X |
Political Justice: A Traditional Conservative Case for an Alternative Society is a book by British conservative author Alexander J. Illingworth, published in 2018 by Arktos.
Publisher description
"Political Justice is a traditional conservative case for an alternative society, in a world which has lost its moral compass.
With a sound mixture of common sense and clear-sighted temperance, Political Justice reconstructs classical philosophy through direct dialogue with modern liberalism, dismantling the fallacies and follies of the latter brick by brick, even while rediscovering the principles of a just political order. Neglecting neither our most cherished and deeper heritage, nor the best of classical liberalism, A. J. Illingworth guides the reader step by step through a lucid investigation of the political and social structure right for European peoples, culminating in a vision of a society which is capable as much of securing us in our liberties, as encouraging us in our virtue."[1]
Contents
Preface
Book I: Political Institutions
- I. Introduction
- II. Reading Political History
- III. The Foundation of Morality
- IV. Moral Improvement
- V. The Influence of Institutions Refuted
- VI. Perpetual Human Improvement
- VII. Perception and Liberty
- VIII. Luxury and Decadence
Book II: Principles of Society
- I. Introduction
- II. Morality and Justice
- III. Suicide and Lawful Killing
- IV. Duty
- V. Equality
- VI. Human Rights
- VII. The Value of Private Opinion
Book III: Principles of Government
- I. Introduction
- II. The Social Contract
- III. Political Promises
- IV. Political Authority
- V. The Purpose of Legislation
- VI. Obedience
- VII. Forms of Government
Appendix to Book III: Revolutions
- VIII. Organised Opposition
- IX. Revolution
- X. Instituting Reform
Book IV: Legislative and Executive Power
- I. Introduction
- II. Education of the Elite
- III. Life of the Elite
- IV. Benevolent Dictatorships
- V. Ministries
- VI. Subjects and Citizens
- VII. The Monarch
- VIII. Limited Executives
- IX. Titles
- X. High Culture and Government
- XI. The Features of Democracy
- XII. War
- XIII. Democracies and War
- XIV. Militaries
- XV. The Composition of Government
- XVI. Parliaments
Appendix to Book IV: Further Remarks on Political Society
- XVII. Freedom of Religion
- XVIII. Loyalties
- XIX. Libels
- XX. National Education
- XXI. The Fraud of Economics
Book V: Crime and Punishment
- I. Introduction
- II. Coercion and Ethics
- III. Policing
- IV. The Categorisation of Crime
- V. The Path to Anarchy
- VI. Evidence
- VII. The Institutions of Law
- VIII. Pardons
Book VI: Property and Technology
- I. Introduction
- II. Property and Income
- III. Luxury and Poverty
- IV. Sloth
- V. Permanency and Vice
- VI. Population
- VII. The Impracticability of Equality
Conclusions
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Publication data
- Political Justice: A Traditional Conservative Case for an Alternative Society, Alexander J. Illingworth, 2018, Arktos, ISBN-10: 191052414X, ISBN-13: 978-1-910524-14-5
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