Myth of Liberal Individualism

Klappentext This powerful and interesting study challenges the traditional 'individualist' definition of liberal political ideas. Zusammenfassung This powerful and interesting study challenges the traditional view that the ideas associated with the liberal political tradition cohere around an 'individualist' conception of the relation between individuals! society and the state! and argues that this conception has actually clouded our understanding of the issues involved. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Individualism as a political ideal; 2. Individualism as a theory; 3. Public agency and conceptions of collectivity; 4. Individualist distributions of liberty; 5. Self-ownership and individual inviolability; 6. The myth of liberal individualism; Bibliography; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Colin Bird, Colin (University of Virginia) Bird, Bird Colin
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 13.05.1999
• EAN: 9780521641289
• ISBN: 978-0-521-64128-9
• Pages: 236
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies