Authority and the Liberal Tradition - From Hobbes to Rorty

Informationen zum Autor Robert A. Heineman (Author) Klappentext Authority and the Liberal Tradition critically describes the historical foundations of modern liberalism, implicitly analyzing the status and effectiveness of American democracy Zusammenfassung Authority and the Liberal Tradition critically describes the historical foundations of modern liberalism! implicitly analyzing the status and effectiveness of American democracy. Heineman examines contemporary liberal ideology! which he argues undermines the normative basis of social stability that was an important element in the classical liberal tradition. He shows how American government has become hostage to ideology! to the advocacy of interest-group politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to the Transaction, Liberal Ideology in a Conservative Nation, The Origins of Liberalism, Bentham and Burke, Science as Social Ideology, Laissez Faire Becomes Public Policy, Liberalism and Social Reform, Critics of the Primacy of Method as a Rationale for Public Policy, Contemporary Manifestations of Reform Liberal Ideology, Method and Dialogue in Modem Liberalism: From Dewey to Rorty

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Robert Heineman, Robert A. Heineman, John R. Howard
• Edition: Transaction Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 28.02.1994
• EAN: 9781560007142
• ISBN: 978-1-56000-714-2
• Pages: 220
• Thèmes: Library of Conservative Though; Library of Conservative Thought; Library of Conservative Thought; Library of Conservative Though
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies