Looking Backward : a Critical Appraisal of Communitarian Thought.

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When social reformers blame the current ills of Western culture on the loss of community, they often evoke an ideal past in which societies were characterized by shared values, respect for tradition, commitment to the common good, and similar attributes. Communitarians assert that community was prom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phillips, Derek L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
Temas:
Communities > History.
Liberalism > History.
Communitarianism > History.
Communauté > Histoire.
Libéralisme > Histoire.
Communautarisme > Histoire.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Communitarianism.
Communities.
Liberalism.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:When social reformers blame the current ills of Western culture on the loss of community, they often evoke an ideal past in which societies were characterized by shared values, respect for tradition, commitment to the common good, and similar attributes. Communitarians assert that community was prominent in the past, and argue that reclaiming the role community formerly played is necessary to counter the negative effects of individualism and liberal thinking. Considering the relevance of community for our moral and political life today, Derek Phillips offers the first thorough critique of t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (259 pages)
ISBN:9781400863495
140086349X

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