Liberalism and Its Critics
Liberalism and Its Critics by Michael J. Sandel, published by NYU Press in December 1984, is a thought-provoking exploration of contemporary political philosophy. This edition spans 272 pages and is presented in English. The book examines the ongoing debate between utilitarianism and rights-based ethics, introducing a significant challenge to liberal thought by emphasizing the importance of citizenship and community.
Readers will find a collection of influential writings that articulate both rights-based liberalism and the communitarian alternatives. The selected works aim to shift the focus from traditional debates to a more nuanced understanding of civic republicanism, drawing on the ideas of philosophers such as Aristotle and Hegel. This volume includes contributions from notable thinkers like Isaiah Berlin and John Rawls, providing a comprehensive overview of the tensions within political ideologies and doctrines.
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Much contemporary political philosophy has been a debate between utilitarianism on the one hand and Kantian, or rights-based ethic has recently faced a growing challenge from a different direction, from a view that argues for a deeper understanding of citizenship and community than the liberal ethic allows.
The writings collected in this volume present leading statements of rights-based liberalism and of the communitarian, or civic republican alternatives to that position. The principle of selection has been to shift the focus from the familiar debate between utilitarians and Kantian liberals in order to consider a more powerful challenge ot the rights-based ethic, a challenge indebted, broadly speaking, to Aristotle, Hegel, and the civic republican tradition.
Contributors include Isaiah Berlin, John Rawls, Alasdair MacIntyre.
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