Liberals and Communitarians 2e - Softcover

Mulhall, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631198199 ISBN 13: 9780631198192

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1996

Synopsis

With an account of Rawls's 'A Theory of Justice', this book gives presentations of the work of the main communitarians: Michael Sandel, Alisdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor and Michael Walzer. With an agenda of themes and issues, it should be a useful aid to students of contemporary political theory.

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Review:

"An admirably clear exposition of the main protagonists in the liberalism–communitarianism debate. Mulhall and Swift provide a valuable service by identifying the various issues in the debate, and by separating out the substance from the rhetoric on both sides" Will Kymlicka, author of Liberalism, Community and Culture

"Their approach is author–based and aimed at the new student. It is clearly written, accessible, and can be recommended with confidence to new students." Political Studies

"An excellent supplementary text for upper–level undergraduate contemporary political philosophy classes." American Library Association

From the Back Cover:

In this revised and expanded edition of their established text, Stephen Mulhall and Adam Swift provide an up-to-date overview of the issues and new developments in the debate. Beginning with an account of John Rawls's A Theory of Justice, the book goes on to provide clear presentation of the work of the main communitarians - Michael Sandel, Alisdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor and Michael Walzer. This is followed by a substantially rewritten and expanded assessment of Rawls's more recent work, as that is presented in his new book, Political Liberalism. Particular attention is paid to the ways in which his position enables him to respond to the communitarian critique. The final part of the book examines the writings of three other liberal theorists whose work bears on these issues; the work of Ronald Dworkin is included here for the first time, together with that of Richard Rorty and Joseph Raz. This provides a framework for investigating the different ways in which liberal political thought can claim to be neutral between conceptions of the good.

Clear and accessible in style, with a guiding agenda of themes and issues, this new edition will continue to provide an indispensable aid to students of contemporary political theory.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0631198199
• ISBN 13: 9780631198192
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 388