{"product_id":"liberalism-and-its-discontents-patrick-neal-9780814757987","title":"Liberalism and Its Discontents","description":"\u003cp\u003eShould the state be neutral with regard to the moral practices of its citizens? Can a liberal state legitimately create a distinctively liberal character in its citizens? Can liberal ideals constitute a point of consensus in a diverse society? In Liberalism and Its Discontents, Patrick Neal answers these questions and discusses them in light of contemporary liberal theory.\u003cbr\u003e Approaching the topic of liberalism from a sympathetic and yet immanently critical point of view, Patrick Neal argues that the political liberalism of theorists like John Rawls and the perfectionist liberalism of theorists like Joseph Raz fail to fully express the generosity of spirit which is liberalism at its best. Instead, Neal finds resources for the expression of such a spirit in the much maligned tradition of Hobbesian, or vulgar, liberalism. He argues that a turn in this direction is necessary for the articulation of a liberalism more genuinely responsive to the diversity of modes of life in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Neal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814757987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814757987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.41w x 0.71d","brand":"Patrick Neal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926449783039,"sku":"9780814757987","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5d33ab9d-6cd2-416e-8391-d6f5489b698a.jpg?v=1681083140","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/liberalism-and-its-discontents-patrick-neal-9780814757987","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}