Political Justice: A Traditional Conservative Case for an Alternative Society

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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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