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The Trouble with Principle, by Stanley Fish (Harvard, 328 pp., $24.95)
The trouble with principle, we learn from Stanley Fish, is that it does not necessarily accord with what we like. And when it doesn’t, instead of sacrificing our desires to principle—as we should—we sacrifice principle to our desires.
About the Author
Harvey C. Mansfield is the Kenan Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1962. He is also a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
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The Trouble with Principle, by Stanley Fish (Harvard, 328 pp., $24.95)
The trouble with principle, we learn from Stanley Fish, is that it does not necessarily accord with what we like. And when it doesn’t, instead of sacrificing our desires to principle—as we should—we sacrifice principle to our desires.
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About the Author
Harvey C. Mansfield is the Kenan Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1962. He is also a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
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