Communitarianism and Individualism (Oxford Readings in Politics & Government Series) - Hardcover

Avineri, Shlomo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198780273 ISBN 13: 9780198780274

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

In the last decade much contemporary political and moral thought has been devoted to the debate between communitarianism and individualism. While individualists advocate the notions of rights, neutrality and impartiality, and see society as a voluntary association for mutual advantage, communitarians argue that individuals are never detached from their society, culture and history and that if they are to be properly understood they must first be examined in these contexts. Moreover communitarians claim that individualism makes it impossible to achieve a genuine community which can offer its members a just distribution of goods and a morally meaningful life. The essays in this volume reflect the many faces of this debate and examine its implications for the political arena.

About this title

Review:

`This is an excellent collection essential for any modern Political Thought course.' Dr P.J. Kelly, University College, Swansea

`The book ... succeeds in its intention of providing a valuable teaching resource.' Political Studies

`Brings together key texts in an accessible, reasonably priced, collection.'J.H. Kaler, University of Plymouth

A very student-friendly, highly readable book which offers complex concepts in a comprehensible manner. (Dr S. Stitt, John Moores University)

About the Author:

Shlomo Avineri and Avner De-Shalit are both at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0198780273
• ISBN 13: 9780198780274
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244