Liberal Purposes: Goods, Virtues, and Diversity in the Liberal State
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy Series)
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This book is a major contribution to the current theory of liberalism by an eminent political theorist. It challenges the views of such theorists as Rawls, Dworkin, and Ackerman who believe that the essence of liberalism is that it should remain neutral concerning different ways of life and individual conceptions of what is good or valuable. Professor Galston argues that the modern liberal state is committed to a distinctive conception of the human...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521422507
ISBN13:9780521422505
Release Date:August 1991
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:356 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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A Major Conribution
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This political theorist gives great insight to current liberalist thought.
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