{"product_id":"mill-and-the-moral-character-eldon-j-eisenach-9780271025834","title":"Mill and the Moral Character of Liberalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversally acknowledged for his role in the development of modern liberalism, John Stuart Mill has fallen out of favor with today's moral and political philosophers who fail to read beyond his works \u003ci\u003eUtilitarianism\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e On Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e. This collection of essays seeks to reestablish Mill as an important thinker for our time by stressing the moral basis of liberal democracy in a wide range of his writings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese essays examine the full range of Mill's work--including letters, diaries, and speeches--to show that he was more interested in issues of character and leading a good life than in rules of obligation. They show how Mill sought to introduce historical consciousness and social responsibility into all aspects of his moral and political philosophy, and they contrast his vision of a liberal society with current theories of liberal democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume also includes three earlier studies that provide grounds for rethinking how the history of modern liberal philosophy might be written. Together, all of the contributions situate Mill at the boundary of the liberal-communitarian divide, revealing his reflections on the limits of democracy, the role of the family, and the relationship of economic resources and their distribution to self-development and sociality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection shows how Mill can light the way out of the darkening maze of rights and identity discourse in which liberal moral and political philosophy now finds itself. It provides an alternative to the Rawlsian model of liberalism and seeks to infuse academic disciplines and cultural communities with a morally responsible commitment to liberal democratic society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors are Richard Ashcraft, Peter Berkowitz, Clark W. Bouton, Nicholas Capaldi, Janice Carlisle, Robert Devigne, Wendy Donner, Eldon Eisenach, Richard B. Friedman, A. D. Megill, Bernard Semmel, and Richard Vernon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eldon J. Eisenach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271025832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271025834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Eldon J. Eisenach","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616337588479,"sku":"9780271025834","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a222082-684e-447a-b24b-4cb70ca027ba.jpg?v=1703019791","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mill-and-the-moral-character-eldon-j-eisenach-9780271025834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}