Toward a Liberalism

by Richard E. Flathman

Book Overview

In Toward a Liberalism, Richard Flathman shows why and how political theory can contribute to the quality of moral and political practice without violating, as empiricist- and idealist-based theories tend to do, liberal commitments to individuality and plurality. Exploring the tense but inevitable relationship between liberalism and authority, he advances a theory of democratic citizenship tempered by appreciation of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501727826
• ISBN13: 9781501727825
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher