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The Political Centrist
John Lawrence Hill
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Description for The Political Centrist
Hardcover. Traces the trajectory of the liberal and conservative traditions. This title argues that modern liberalism is an unprincipled fusion of classical liberal and socialist ideals while modern conservatism is an untenable hybrid of economic liberalism and social conservatism. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Today almost half of all Americans decline to define themselves as either 'liberal' or 'conservative'. In fact, modern liberalism and conservatism seem hopelessly fragmented ideologies. Liberals claim to believe in individual freedom yet advocate a more collectivistic approach to government and an increasingly paternalistic role for the state. Conservatives are hopelessly divided between two incompatible ideals - the highly individualistic, limited-state philosophy of classical liberalism and an older, more collectivistic tradition of cultural conservatism that holds government responsible for shaping social morality. As a result, modern liberals are economic collectivists and moral individualists, while conservatives are economic individualists and moral ... Read more
Today almost half of all Americans decline to define themselves as either 'liberal' or 'conservative'. In fact, modern liberalism and conservatism seem hopelessly fragmented ideologies. Liberals claim to believe in individual freedom yet advocate a more collectivistic approach to government and an increasingly paternalistic role for the state. Conservatives are hopelessly divided between two incompatible ideals - the highly individualistic, limited-state philosophy of classical liberalism and an older, more collectivistic tradition of cultural conservatism that holds government responsible for shaping social morality. As a result, modern liberals are economic collectivists and moral individualists, while conservatives are economic individualists and moral ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Tennessee, United States
ISBN
9780826516688
SKU
V9780826516688
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About John Lawrence Hill
John Lawrence Hill is Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Indiana University at Indianapolis.
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