Patrick Neal Liberalism and Its Discontents (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Liberalism and Its DiscontentsCondition: NewISBN-10: 0814757987EAN: 9780814757987ISBN: 9780814757987Publisher: New York University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/01/1999Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: Patrick NealGenre: Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 1999 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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