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The skillful self : liberalism, culture, and the politics of skill /
Developing a political approach to culture that avoids both the pitfalls of neutralism and the perils of perfectionism is among the most urgent tasks facing contemporary liberal theory. Drawing on Rawls's political liberalism as well as recent work by capability theorists and major critics of l...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, MD :
Lexinton Books,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Developing a political approach to culture that avoids both the pitfalls of neutralism and the perils of perfectionism is among the most urgent tasks facing contemporary liberal theory. Drawing on Rawls's political liberalism as well as recent work by capability theorists and major critics of liberalism, The Skillful Self makes the case for a liberal politics of skill in which the skillful self forms the focus of a nonperfectionist approach to culture and cultural policy. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 235 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739135082 0739135082 0739123343 9780739123348 1282494376 9781282494374 9786612494376 6612494379 |