Contemporary Theories of Liberalism
Contemporary Theories of Liberalism
副标题: Public Reason as a Post-Enlightenment Project (SAGE Politics Texts series)
ISBN: 9780761961390
出版社: Sage Publications Ltd
出版年: 2003-04-24
页数: 240
定价: USD 49.95
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
`The author has provided us with a masterful overview and critique of liberal theorizing of the past quarter-century. While dealing exhaustively and fairly with each of a variety of broadly liberal approaches, Gaus also presents a compelling argument for his own preferred "justificatory" approach. His analyses range across familiar territory - Berlin, Gauthier,
Baier, Habermas, social choice theory, Rawls, and so on - and are always
illuminating and, taken together, provide both the newcomer and the old-hand much to ponder' - Fred D'Agostino, University of New England, Armidale
`[A]ll that man is and all that raises him above animals he owes to his reason' - Ludwig von Mises
Contemporary Theories of Liberalism provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key tenets of liberalism developed through Hobbes, Locke, Kant and Rawls to present day theories and debates.
Central to recent debate has been the idea of public reason. The text introduces and explores seven dominant theories of public reason, namely, pluralism, Neo-Hobbesianism, pragmatism, deliberative democracy, political democracy, Rawlsian political liberalism and justificatory liberalism.
As a proponent of justificatory liberalism, Gaus presents an accessible and critical analysis of all contempoary liberal political theory and powerfully illustrates the distinct and importsant contribution of justificatory liberalism.
Contemporary Theories of Liberalism is essential reading for students and academics seeking a deeper understanding of liberal political theory today.
作者简介
杰拉德·高斯（Gerald Gaus），哲学博士，美国亚利桑那大学哲学系詹姆斯·罗杰斯讲座教授，《澳大利亚哲学杂志》主编之一，《政治、哲学与经济》论丛的创办者之一。主要从事政治哲学和伦理学研究，尤其是公共理性研究，为当代西方协商民主的代表人物之一，其理论引起国际学术界的高度关注，是具有国际影响的政治哲学家。