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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jason BrennanPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691181714ISBN 10: 0691181713 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 11 December 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsA superb book. Brennan clearly and convincingly defends the radical idea that ordinary citizens may use force against injustice perpetrated by government officials, just as they would against fellow citizens. --Christopher Heath Wellman, Washington University in St. Louis """One of Bloomberg Opinion's Favorite Nonfiction Books of 2018 (Stephen L. Carter)"" ""One of our most provocative philosophers argues that if we can use force to stop others from hurting people unjustly, we can also use force to stop the government from hurting people unjustly.""---Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg Opinion ""This book is essential reading in an age in which political systems appear to be failing and in flux and populations are becoming insecure and distrustful of their governments. . . . It should stimulate a debate that we need to have.""---Lisa Mckenzie, Times Higher Education ""Provocative and entertaining. . . . Much of the book is Brennan defending his moral parity thesis from challenges, such as the social contract (we consent to government rule), good faith (agents are just doing their jobs as best as they can), and dangerous misapplication (dumb people will make terrible mistakes). Brennan deftly knocks down these objections one by one. . . . When All Else Fails argues persuasively that even if a government agent or official is part of a popularly elected democratic regime, this doesn't magically confer immunity from defensive action when the agent or official engages in unjust, immoral actions.""---Matthew Harwood, Reason ""[An] excellent book.""---Amit Varma, Pragati ""Brennan . . . presses his readers to examine and justify . . . moral and political dispositions, and denies them easy recourse to democratic legitimacy as a way out.""---Luke Philip Plotica, Democratization" Author InformationJason Brennan is the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. His many books include Against Democracy and The Ethics of Voting (both Princeton). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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