Putting Liberalism in Its Place /

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In this wide-ranging interdisciplinary work, Paul W. Kahn argues that political order is founded not on contract but on sacrifice. Because liberalism is blind to sacrifice, it is unable to explain how the modern state has brought us to both the rule of law and the edge of nuclear annihilation. We ca...

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Main Author: Kahn, Paul W., 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social contract.
Political culture.
Liberalism.
Communitarianism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Conservatism & Liberalism.
Contrat social.
Communautarisme > États-Unis.
Liberalisme > États-Unis.
Political culture > United States.
Communitarianism > United States.
Liberalism > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this wide-ranging interdisciplinary work, Paul W. Kahn argues that political order is founded not on contract but on sacrifice. Because liberalism is blind to sacrifice, it is unable to explain how the modern state has brought us to both the rule of law and the edge of nuclear annihilation. We can understand this modern condition only by recognizing that any political community, even a liberal one, is bound together by faith, love, and identity.
Item Description:Originally published: 2005.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages).
ISBN:9781400826315

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