Freedom, Power and Political Morality: Essays for Felix Oppenheim

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

This collection of essays on political and legal theory concentrates on themes dealt with in the work of Felix Oppenheim, including fundamental political and legal concepts, and their implications for the scope of morality in politics and international relations. Among the issues addressed are the relationship between empirical and normative definitions of freedom , power and interests , whether governments are free to act against the national interest, and whether they can ever be morally obliged to do so.