Liberalism and Its Discontents

by Patrick Neal

Book Overview

Should the state be neutral with regard to the moral practices of its citizens? Can a liberal state legitimately create a distinctively liberal character in its citizens? Can liberal ideals constitute a point of consensus in a diverse society? In Liberalism and Its Discontents, Patrick Neal answers these questions and discusses them in light of contemporary liberal theory.
Approaching the topic of liberalism from a sympathetic and yet immanently...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814757960
• ISBN13: 9780814757963
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"