Philip Pettit, The State
New book by a Social Science Files subscriber and regular reader, expected in March 2023
I have just received exciting news that one of our long-time subscribers — Philip Pettit — will have a major new book out in March. I can exhibit below his short Introduction and chapter outline, and also outstanding reviews of the book written by three Social Science Files subscribers which have already been made publicly available. I look forward to reading this book from cover to cover later in the year!
Praise for Pettit’s new book from our (*) Social Science Files subscribers:
“Magisterial and defining. Pettit is one of the world’s greatest political philosophers; this book offers clarity and wisdom on every page.”—Cass R. Sunstein*
“In this philosophical tour de force, Philip Pettit offers an elegant republican riposte to the sovereignty theories of Bodin, Hobbes, Rousseau, and their contemporary admirers. Through a thought experiment worthy of his early-modern interlocutors, he demonstrates that the proper functioning of the state, including ensuring security and welfare, is not best served by a unitary sovereign, but rather by a balance of power between rulers and subjects.”—Josiah Ober*, Stanford University
“Theorists of politics will welcome this book, in which Philip Pettit uses genealogical methods to explore the implications of his republican ideas for an understanding of polity and state. It is a topic that demands our attention as we watch how states frustrate as well as advance the purposes for which they were constituted. Pettit's exploration yields an extraordinarily sophisticated set of insights into the relation between state and legitimacy.”—Jeremy Waldron*, New York University
PREVIEW OF ‘THE STATE’
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The Source:
Philip Pettit, The State, Princeton University Press 2023 [to be published in March]
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