Liberal Freedom (eBook)

Pluralism, Polarization, and Politics

Eric MacGilvray (Autor)

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2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-87152-5 (ISBN)

Infos

We seem to be losing the ability to talk to each other about - and despite - our political differences. The liberal tradition, with its emphasis on open-mindedness, toleration, and inclusion, is ideally suited to respond to this challenge. Yet liberalism is often seen today as a barrier to constructive dialogue: narrowly focused on individual rights, indifferent to the communal sources of human well-being, and deeply implicated in structures of economic and social domination. This book provides a novel defense of liberalism that weaves together a commitment to republican self-government, an emphasis on the value of unregulated choice, and an appreciation of how hard it is to strike a balance between them. By treating freedom rather than justice as the central liberal value this important book, critical to the times, provides an indispensable resource for constructive dialogue in a time of political polarization.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• ISBN-10: 1-108-87152-6 / 1108871526
• ISBN-13: 978-1-108-87152-5 / 9781108871525