Liberalism in Dark Times : The Liberal Ethos in the Twentieth Century /

"A timely defense of liberalism that draws vital lessons from its greatest midcentury proponents. Today, liberalism faces threats from across the political spectrum. While right-wing populists and leftist purists righteously violate liberal norms, theorists of liberalism seem to have little to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cherniss, Joshua L. (Joshua Laurence), 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Weber, Max, > 1864-1920.
Niebuhr, Reinhold, > 1892-1971.
Camus, Albert, > 1913-1960.
Berlin, Isaiah, > 1909-1997.
Aron, Raymond, > 1905-1983.
Weber, Max, > 1864-1920 > Political and social views.
Aron, Raymond, > 1905-1983 > Political and social views.
Camus, Albert, > 1913-1960 > Political and social views.
Niebuhr, Reinhold, > 1892-1971 > Political and social views.
Berlin, Isaiah, > 1909-1997 > Political and social views.
Political and social views.
Liberalism > Philosophy.
Liberalism > Moral and ethical aspects.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
Liberalisme > Aspect moral.
Liberalisme > Philosophie > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Liberalism > Philosophy > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the vices of virtue : liberalism and the problem of ruthlessness
  • "Squeamishness is the crime" : ruthlessness, ethos, and the critique of liberalism
  • Between tragedy and utopia : Weber and Lukács on ethics and politics
  • A just man : Albert Camus and the search for a decent heroism
  • The "morality of prudence" and the fertility of doubt : Raymond Aron's defense of a realist liberalism
  • Against cynicism and sentimentality : Reinhold Niebuhr's chastened liberal realism
  • "The courage of... our doubts and uncertainties" : Isaiah Berlin, ethical moderation, and liberal ethos
  • Conclusion : good characters for good liberals? : ethos and the reconstruction of liberalism.

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