Passions and Constraint – On the Theory of Liberal Democracy

AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction 1: The Liberal Idea 2: The Secret History of Self-Interest 3: Hobbes's Irrational Man 4: The Constitution of Sovereignty in Jean Bodin 5: Precommitment and the Paradox of Democracy 6: The Positive Constitutionalism of John Stuart Mill 7: Gag Rules or the Politics of Omission 8: Welfare and the Liberal Conscience Conclusion Notes Index

Summary

A collection of essays on the core values of liberalism which challenges assumptions about liberal theory. By placing it into its original historical context, this text presents an interconnected argument meant to fundamentally change the conception of liberalism.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Holmes
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.06.1997
• EAN: 9780226349695
• ISBN: 978-0-226-34969-5
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 228 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 524 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; Politikwissenschaft, Politisches System: Demokratie, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Political science and theory, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies