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A Preface to Morals (Social and Moral Thought Series) - Softcover

Lippmann, Walter

 
9780878559077: A Preface to Morals (Social and Moral Thought Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0878559078 ISBN 13: 9780878559077
Publisher: Transaction Publishers, 1982

Synopsis

After an eloquent and moving analysis of what he sees as the disillusion of themodern age, Lippmann posits as the central dilemma of liberalism its inability to find an appropriate substitute for the older forms of authority - church, state, class, family, law, custom - that it has denied. Lippmann attempts to find a way out of this chaos through the acceptance of a higher humanism and a way of life inspired by the ideal of "disinterestedness" in all things.In his new introduction to the Transaction edition, John Patrick Diggins marks A Preface to Morals, originally published in 1929, as a critical turning point in Lippmann's intellectual career. He also provides an excellent discussion of the enduring value of this major twentieth-century work by situating it within the context of other intellectual movements.

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About the Author

Bernard J. Paris

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Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Publication date
1982
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0878559078
ISBN 13 
9780878559077
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
404