The state: (Record no. 11482)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780691182209
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 320.1
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Pettit, Philip,
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The state:
Statement of responsibility, etc Philip Pettit.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages viii, 360 pages ;
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "In this work, the prominent political philosopher Philip Pettit embarks on a massive undertaking to offers major new accounts of the foundations of the state and the nature of justice. In doing so Pettit builds a new theory of what the state is and what it ought to be, addresses the normative question of how justice serves as a measure of the success of a state, and the way it should operate in relation to its citizens and other people"--
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "An examination of the capacities of the state to serve the cause of peace and justice. The future of our species depends on the state-on how effectively states resist corporate capture, religious zealotry, and nationalist mania, and how they find a way to work together so that the earth heals and its peoples prosper. Are states up to the task? In this book, the prominent political philosopher Philip Pettit examines the capacities of the state to serve peace and justice both within its borders and beyond them. Doing so, he breaks new ground by making the state the focus of political theory and by presenting a persuasive, historically informed image of an institution that lies at the center of our lives.Offering an account that is more realist than utopian, stipulating that certain institutions are unlikely to be eliminable but are capable of being improved, Pettit explores the organizational function and structure of the state. He offers a theory and rationale of the state under conditions in which rulers have a real power to achieve things, but not so much power that they can ignore those over whom they rule. In light of that theory, Pettit explores the form that a functional state should ideally take. He contends that it must satisfy a basic ideal of statehood that is arguably presupposed by the richer ideal of justice. Only if states approximate this functional ideal will they be able to deal with the age-old problems of extreme poverty and bitter discord as well as those that loom over the coming centuries, including climate change, population growth, and nuclear arms"--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term State, The
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term Justice
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Book
Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Permanent Location Current Location Shelving location Date acquired Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Price effective from Koha item type
        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam Philosophy 01/19/2026 88692.00 320.1PET UR010663 01/19/2026 Book
        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Philosophy 01/19/2026 88692.00 320.1PET URD002693 01/19/2026 Book