Liberalism and Its Discontents - Couverture souple

Neal, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0814757987 ISBN 13 : 9780814757987

Editeur : New York University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Should the state be neutral with regard to the moral practices of its citizens? Can a liberal state legitimately create a distinctively liberal character in its citizens? Can liberal ideals constitute a point of consensus in a diverse society? In Liberalism and Its Discontents, Patrick Neal answers these questions and discusses them in light of contemporary liberal theory.
Approaching the topic of liberalism from a sympathetic and yet immanently critical point of view, Patrick Neal argues that the political liberalism of theorists like John Rawls and the perfectionist liberalism of theorists like Joseph Raz fail to fully express the generosity of spirit which is liberalism at its best. Instead, Neal finds resources for the expression of such a spirit in the much maligned tradition of Hobbesian, or vulgar, liberalism. He argues that a turn in this direction is necessary for the articulation of a liberalism more genuinely responsive to the diversity of modes of life in the twenty-first century.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Patrick Neal is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Vermont.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New York University Press
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0814757987
• ISBN 13: 9780814757987
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 278
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