Community and Conflict - The Sources of Liberal Solidarity

Rather than undermining it, this book argues that moral conflict is necessary for a liberal political community. It develops a new philosophical basis for political association based on an innovative account of the way journey narratives in literature shed light on the possibilities for solidarity in modern democratic societies.

List of contents

Introduction: Strangers Why Liberal Community Matters The Shape of a Shared Life Community as Pilgrimage Community as Escape Community as Quest On Companionship Political Friendship

About the author

DEREK EDYVANE is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of York, UK. He is the author of a number of articles on liberalism and community.

Summary

Rather than undermining it, this book argues that moral conflict is necessary for a liberal political community. It develops a new philosophical basis for political association based on an innovative account of the way journey narratives in literature shed light on the possibilities for solidarity in modern democratic societies.

Product details

• Authors: D Edyvane, D. Edyvane, Derek Edyvane
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349353125
• ISBN: 978-1-349-35312-5
• No. of pages: 183
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 10 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Illustrations: X, 183 p. 1 illus.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works