The Liberal Tradition in Focus [Hardcover]

João Carlos Espada (Editor), Marc F. Plattner (Editor, Contributor), Adam Wolfson (Editor, Contributor), Walter Berns (Contributor), Joćo Carlos Espada (Contributor), Steven Kautz (Contributor), Chandran Kukathas (Contributor), David Marquand (Contributor), James H. Nichols Jr (Contributor), Clifford Orwin (Contributor), Diana Schaub (Contributor), John Tomasi (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 9, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0739100831 | ISBN-13: 978-0739100837

The Liberal Tradition in Focus is a collection of essays by prominent scholars in their fields on the nature of liberalism at the close of the twentieth century. Using a variety of analytical and substantive approaches, the authors compare the "old liberalism" of Locke, Smith, Hume, and Montesquieu to the variety of "new liberalisms" of thinkers such as Rawls, Dworkin, and Foucault. Each chapter of this engaging volume takes up a particular theme—democracy, capitalism, morality, feminism, toleration, constitutionalism, Third Way liberalism—and considers how the new liberalism's understanding differs from the old. The Liberal Tradition in Focus will be a valuable addition to the collections of scholars and students of political science and political philosophy.

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About the Author

João Carlos Espada is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon and Director of the Institute for Political Studies at the Portuguese Catholic University. Marc F. Plattner is Coeditor of the Journal of Democracy and Codirector of the International Forum for Democratic Studies. Adam Wolfson is Executive Editor of The Public Interest.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Lexington Books (March 9, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739100831
• ISBN-13: 978-0739100837
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,595,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)