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Paul Kelly - Liberalism - 9780745632902 - V9780745632902
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Liberalism

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Description for Liberalism Hardback. Liberalism is an innovative introductory textbook exploring the dominant discourse of contemporary political theory and the core ideas that underpin it. Despite the ubiquity of liberalism there remains considerable disagreement about what contemporary political liberals believe. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
Liberalism is an innovative introductory textbook exploring the dominant discourse of contemporary political theory and the core ideas that underpin it. Despite the ubiquity of liberalism there remains considerable disagreement about what contemporary political liberals believe. This book distinguishes modern political liberalism from earlier manifestations of the concept, yet shows how contemporary liberalism is derived from a long-standing historical tradition that includes John Locke, Immanuel Kant and J.S. Mill.


Contemporary liberalism combines ideas from this historical tradition to make a political theory that places at its heart the equal treatment of each person. Paul Kelly ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Key Concepts
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745632902
SKU
V9780745632902
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at the Department of Government, London School of Economics.

Reviews for Liberalism
'Anyone wanting a lucid and accessible example of state-of-the-art political philosophy need look no further. In brief compass, Paul Kelly sets out an idea of liberal equality for our times, explains its rationale and defends it against a wide variety of challenges. I don't know how he managed to accomplish all this in a short book – I know it ... Read more

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