bokomslag Liberalism and Its Discontents
Filosofi & religion

Liberalism and Its Discontents

Patrick Neal

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  • 278 sidor
  • 1997
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.
  • Författare: Patrick Neal
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780814757963
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 278
  • Utgivningsdatum: 1997-07-01
  • Förlag: New York University Press