{"product_id":"the-morality-of-politics-edited-by-bhikhu-parekh-r-n-berki","title":"'The Morality of Politics' edited by Bhikhu Parekh \u0026 R. N. Berki","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a5d7430-35d8-83ec-8537-639937f3e813-3\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a5d7430-35d8-83ec-8537-639937f3e813-3\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a5d7430-35d8-83ec-8537-639937f3e813-3\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-42\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-15 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"87392e57-ffca-401b-b646-62dcbf675ee5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-6-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"680\"\u003ePrinciples may govern private life, but states must supposedly deal in necessity, compromise and force.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"680\"\u003eThis 1972 collection rejects that convenient partition, asking contributors to examine how moral judgment operates within political life. These are done through questions of public interest, constitutional opposition, violence, obligation, universal principles and the conflict between what is right and what is politically possible. The essays ask what standards allow it to be criticised at all. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"1182\"\u003eThe book belongs to a period when political theory was reasserting itself against the idea that politics could be studied as morally neutral behaviour. Some of its vocabulary is unmistakably of its era, but its central problem has aged rather well: whether appeals to realism are genuine recognition of difficult conditions or merely ethics being escorted quietly off the premises. A rigorous collection for readers of political philosophy, liberalism, state power and the moral limits of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1370\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition. George Allen \u0026amp; Unwin, 1972 paperback. Good condition with light rubbing, minor edge and corner wear, and a small crease to the upper front corner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45850233208915,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-22T101339.332.png?v=1784679302","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-morality-of-politics-edited-by-bhikhu-parekh-r-n-berki","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}