Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy最新文献

Domination and Freedom: Quality, not Quantity* 支配和自由:质量，而不是数量*

2区哲学

Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09643-x

Matteo Boccacci

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The Promise of Representative Democracy: Deliberative Responsiveness 代议制民主的承诺:协商回应

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Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09640-0

Claudia Landwehr, Armin Schäfer

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Which Elections? A Dilemma for Proponents of the Duty to Vote 选举?投票义务支持者的两难选择

2区哲学

Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-10-30 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09638-8

Andre Leo Rusavuk

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Blaming Reasonable Wrongdoers 责备合理的犯错者

2区哲学

Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-10-27 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09644-w

Matthew Talbert

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On a Columnar Self: Two Senses of Expressing Partisanship 专栏式自我:两种表达党派的感觉

2区哲学

Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-10-25 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09641-z

Manuel Almagro

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Hessler’s New Feminist Approach to Human Rights Theorizing 何伟的新女权主义人权理论化途径

2区哲学

Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-10-25 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09639-7

Eric Scarffe

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The Spectrum of Liability to Defensive Harm and the Case of Child Soldiers 防御性伤害责任范围与儿童兵案例

2区哲学

Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-10-19 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09636-w

Jessica Sutherland

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When ‘Enough and as Good’ is Not Good Enough 当“足够好”还不够好

2区哲学

Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-10-18 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09633-z

Jesse Spafford

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Why Deliberation and Voting Belong Together 为什么审议和投票是一起的

2区哲学

Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-10-18 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09635-x

Simone Chambers, Mark E. Warren

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Is Belief in Political Obligation Ideological? 政治义务信仰是意识形态的吗?

2区哲学

Res Publica-A Journal of Moral Legal and Political Philosophy Pub Date : 2023-10-16 DOI: 10.1007/s11158-023-09637-9

Harrison Frye

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