Authority and the Liberal Tradition

From Hobbes to Rorty
2. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-1-56000-714-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

Reihe: The Library of Conservative Thought

Authority and the Liberal Tradition critically describes the historical foundations of modern liberalism, implicitly analyzing the status and effectiveness of American democracy. Heineman examines contemporary liberal ideology, which he argues undermines the normative basis of social stability that was an important element in the classical liberal tradition. He shows how American government has become hostage to ideology, to the advocacy of interest-group politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heineman, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Liberalismus, Libertarismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Konservativismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to the Transaction, Liberal Ideology in a Conservative Nation, The Origins of Liberalism, Bentham and Burke, Science as Social Ideology, Laissez Faire Becomes Public Policy, Liberalism and Social Reform, Critics of the Primacy of Method as a Rationale for Public Policy, Contemporary Manifestations of Reform Liberal Ideology, Method and Dialogue in Modem Liberalism: From Dewey to Rorty

Über Autor(innen)

Robert A. Heineman (Author)