Contemporary Thought and Politics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415302975)

Gellner's political philosophy in these volumes combines the down-to-earth realism of political sociology with a rational treatment of the normative issues of traditional political thought. In these essays Gellner strives to understand the religions of nationalism, communism and democracy, returning again and again to the basic values of the liberal: social tolerance, rational criticism, human decency and justice.

Author: Ernest Gellner
ISBN-10: 0415302978
ISBN-13: 9780415302975
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2003
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.62h x 6.36w x 0.68d