Questioning the Assumptions of Political Discourse by John Ha... - 9781032862354

Questioning the Assumptions of Political DiscourseA Philosophical Analysis of Fundamental Concepts\nAuthor(s): John Hasnas\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032862354, 978-1032862354\nSynopsis\nMuch of our contemporary political discourse rests on unquestioned assumptions. This book questions these underlying assumptions and then offers new, unconventional answers.\n\nDisputes over how to use government power assume that the use of government power is morally justified. Arguments over voting and the scope of democratic government assume that democracy is coherent form of government. Disputes over whether certain actions violate the rule of law assume that the rule of law is a genuine political value. Arguments over the scope of discrimination and affirmative action assume that there is an anti-discrimination principle that applies to all parties. And arguments over how to punish corporations assume that corporatio.