Civil Society - Cahoone, Lawrence E
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In Civil Society, Cahoone stages a critical engagement between the social-political viewpoints of liberalism, communitarianism, and conservatism in order to effect a balanced relation that will bypass or overcome the inadequacies of each position. Through this engagement, Cahoone argues that the concept of civil society assumes a mediatory role and that there is more common ground between today's so-called liberals and conservatives than is generally assumed. The book ranges across all major schools of contemporary political thought, addressing the inherent goods of liberal polities, the…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
In Civil Society, Cahoone stages a critical engagement between the social-political viewpoints of liberalism, communitarianism, and conservatism in order to effect a balanced relation that will bypass or overcome the inadequacies of each position. Through this engagement, Cahoone argues that the concept of civil society assumes a mediatory role and that there is more common ground between today's so-called liberals and conservatives than is generally assumed. The book ranges across all major schools of contemporary political thought, addressing the inherent goods of liberal polities, the nature of liberty, the concept of civil society and neighborhood, the dialectical interplay of civility and culture, and the relation of politics and truth.
Autorenporträt
Lawrence E. Cahoone is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of the Holy Cross. He is author of The Dilemma of Modernity (1989) and The Ends of Philosophy (Blackwell 2002), and editor of From Modernism to Postmodernism (second edition, Blackwell 2002).
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"This is a remarkable example of responsible, intelligent, and,dare I say, witty scholarship. Those on both the right and leftwill be hard pressed to contest Lawrence Cahoone's thesis withoutthemselves borrowing from his painstakingly fair review of thecurrent state of liberal theory. Cahoone argues that thefoundations of a just community long sought by political theoristsare, in fact, present in actual communities. Even those whodisagree with his thesis will have to acknowledge that a book likethis, by virtue of its breadth and its fairness, will contribute toshaming the thoughtless and inspiring the considerate in both theacademic and the public arenas." Thomas Thorp, St. XavierUniversity

"This is a very important and timely study on sociopoliticalphilosophy. Cahoone rises to the challenge of reformulating anotion of polity that promises to help heal the wounds caused bydecades of distrust and misunderstanding between politicalfactions. What is most unique about this study is the way in whichit redefines the standpoints of liberalism and conservatism withoutcompromising the integrity of either. Cahoone adroitly weavestogether philosophy, political theory, and contemporary andhistorical cultural analysis with a wit and often humorous stylethat promises to disarm even the most skeptical readers, whilemaintaining all along the intent seriousness of his undertaking."Brian Schroeder, Rochester Institute of Technology

"This book is a valuable contribution to one of the mostimportant debates in political theory of the last twenty years,namely that over the nature of liberalism and alternatives toliberalism. Cahoone is evenly engaging whether sharing hisknowledge of eighteenth-century political philosophy or presentinghis own original analysis of freedom." Norman Fischer, KentState University

"This is an exceptionally well written effort to make politicalthought more relevant to social life. Cahoone's knowledge ofimportant thinkers is wide ranging and his application of theirideas is both enlightening and telling." Choice…mehr