Civility and Its Discontents
Civic Virtue, Toleration, and Cultural Fragmentation
Seiten
2004
University Press of Kansas (Verlag)
978-0-7006-1314-4 (ISBN)
University Press of Kansas (Verlag)
978-0-7006-1314-4 (ISBN)
Commentators in popular media and professional publications alike have decried the extent to which civility, civic virtue, tolerance, and socio-cultural unity have declined in modern liberal societies. In this text, contributors from philosophy and political science discuss this dilemma.
Commentators in popular media and professional publications alike have decried the extent to which civility, civic virtue, tolerance, and socio-cultural unity have declined in modern liberal societies. In this volume, contributors from philosophy and political science discuss this dilemma while exploring the nature of civil society the conflict between individual liberty and the common good, and the role of law and government policy in weaving the threads of the social fabric. Here are provocative insights from such distinguished voices as Joan McGregor, Patricia Smith, and Wade Robison, integrating many of the key issues in contemporary political and legal philosophy while representing viewpoints ranging from Rawlsian liberalism to communitarianism, libertarianism to republicanism. All of the contributors share a dedication to fundamental liberal values and advocate respect for others, but they pointedly disagree on the practical implications of such beliefs for political and legal policy. While not unconcerned with private morality, these essays primarily address public issues - largely in an American context - including economic, legal, and political policies.
Commentators in popular media and professional publications alike have decried the extent to which civility, civic virtue, tolerance, and socio-cultural unity have declined in modern liberal societies. In this volume, contributors from philosophy and political science discuss this dilemma while exploring the nature of civil society the conflict between individual liberty and the common good, and the role of law and government policy in weaving the threads of the social fabric. Here are provocative insights from such distinguished voices as Joan McGregor, Patricia Smith, and Wade Robison, integrating many of the key issues in contemporary political and legal philosophy while representing viewpoints ranging from Rawlsian liberalism to communitarianism, libertarianism to republicanism. All of the contributors share a dedication to fundamental liberal values and advocate respect for others, but they pointedly disagree on the practical implications of such beliefs for political and legal policy. While not unconcerned with private morality, these essays primarily address public issues - largely in an American context - including economic, legal, and political policies.
Christine T. Sistare is associate professor of philosophy at Muhlenberg College, where she was founding director of the Muhlenberg Center of Ethics. Her previous books include Groups and Group Rights, also published by Kansas, and Responsibility and Criminal Liability.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.2004 |
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Verlagsort | Kansas |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 153 x 228 mm |
Gewicht | 482 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie |
ISBN-10 | 0-7006-1314-5 / 0700613145 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7006-1314-4 / 9780700613144 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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