The Liberal Tradition in Focus. Problems and New Perspectives.
. Ed(S): Espada, Joao Carlos; Plattner, Marc F.; Wolfson, Adam
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Hardback. The Liberal Tradition in Focus will be a valuable addition to the collections of scholars and students of political science and political philosophy. Editor(s): Espada, Joao Carlos; Plattner, Marc F.; Wolfson, Adam. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
The Liberal Tradition in Focus is a collection of essays by prominent scholars in their fields on the nature of liberalism at the close of the twentieth century. Using a variety of analytical and substantive approaches, the authors compare the "old liberalism" of Locke, Smith, Hume, and Montesquieu to the variety of "new liberalisms" of thinkers such as Rawls, Dworkin, and Foucault. Each chapter of this engaging volume takes up a particular theme—democracy, capitalism, morality, feminism, toleration, constitutionalism, Third Way liberalism—and considers how the new liberalism's understanding differs from the old. The Liberal Tradition in Focus will be a valuable ... Read more
The Liberal Tradition in Focus is a collection of essays by prominent scholars in their fields on the nature of liberalism at the close of the twentieth century. Using a variety of analytical and substantive approaches, the authors compare the "old liberalism" of Locke, Smith, Hume, and Montesquieu to the variety of "new liberalisms" of thinkers such as Rawls, Dworkin, and Foucault. Each chapter of this engaging volume takes up a particular theme—democracy, capitalism, morality, feminism, toleration, constitutionalism, Third Way liberalism—and considers how the new liberalism's understanding differs from the old. The Liberal Tradition in Focus will be a valuable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Applications of Political Theory
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739100837
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V9780739100837
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About . Ed(S): Espada, Joao Carlos; Plattner, Marc F.; Wolfson, Adam
João Carlos Espada is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon and Director of the Institute for Political Studies at the Portuguese Catholic University. Marc F. Plattner is Coeditor of the Journal of Democracy and Codirector of the International Forum for Democratic Studies. Adam Wolfson is Executive Editor of The Public Interest.
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