Liberalism and Its Critics Contributor(s): Sandel, Michael J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0814778410 ISBN-13: 9780814778418 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1984 Annotation: Much contemporary political philosophy has been a debate between utilitarianism on the one hand and Kantian, or rights-based ethic has recently faced a growing challenge from a different direction, from a view that argues for a deeper understanding of citizenship and community than the liberal ethic allows. The writings collected in this volume present leading statements of rights-based liberalism and of the communitarian, or civic republican alternatives to that position. The principle of selection has been to shift the focus from the familiar debate between utilitarians and Kantian liberals in order to consider a more powerful challenge ot the rights-based ethic, a challenge indebted, broadly speaking, to Aristotle, Hegel, and the civic republican tradition. Contributors include Isaiah Berlin, John Rawls, Alasdair MacIntyre, |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism |
Dewey: 320.51 |
LCCN: JC571.L536 1 |
Series: Readings in Social & Political Theory |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.45" W x 8.46" (0.84 lbs) 278 pages |
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Publisher Description: A classic collection of writings on political philosophy from leading thinkers of the late 20th century Much contemporary political philosophy has been a debate between utilitarianism on the one hand and Kantian, or rights-based ethics on the other. However, in recent decades liberalism has faced a growing challenge from a different direction, from a view that argues for a deeper understanding of citizenship and community than the liberal ethic allows. The writings collected in this volume present leading statements of rights-based liberalism and of the communitarian, or civic republican alternatives to that position. With contributions from leading theorists such as Isaiah Berlin, John Rawls, Alasdair MacIntyre, Liberalism and Its Critics shifts the focus from the familiar debate between utilitarians and Kantian liberals to consider a more powerful challenge to the rights-based ethic-a challenge indebted to Aristotle, Hegel, and the civic republican tradition. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sandel, Michael J.: - Michael J. Sandel is Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government Theory at Harvard University Law School. He is the author of several books, including, Liberalism and the Limits of Justice (1982). |