Intellectual history of liberalism, an
Auteur :
Manent, Pierre
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691029115
Date de publication :
11 août 1996
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
227 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Highlighting social tensions that confront the liberal tradition, this book draws a portrait of what we, citizens of modern liberal democracies, have become. It argues that the frequent incapacity of the morally neutral, democratic state to further social causes derives from the liberal stance that political life does not serve a higher purpose.