The Moral Commonwealth: Social Theory and the Promise of Community

by Philip Selznick

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Philip Selznick's study of moral and social theory establishes the intellectual foundations of an important new movement in American thought: communitarianism. Emerging in part as a response to the excesses of American individualism - particularly rampant during the 1980s - communitarianism seeks to restore the balance between individual rights and social responsibilities. The Moral Commonwealth attempts to explain and justify this communitarian turn...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520089340

ISBN13:9780520089341

Release Date:September 1994

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:567 Pages

Weight:1.69 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Ethics & Morality Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Social Theory

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