{"product_id":"the-secular-contract-alex-schulman-9781441106643","title":"The Secular Contract","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Secular Contract\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to defend the European Enlightenment's secularization of political philosophy by promoting an understanding of Enlightenment secular liberalism and extending it to contemporary issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work proposes that the Enlightenment united the secularizing trends that occurred at the time across all areas of knowledge into a \"secular contract\" for modern politics. It argues that this was a normatively valuable enterprise whose aims and arguments need to be recovered today, especially in light of the challenges faced by the West, including fundamentalist Christianity in the US and radical Islam in Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking at the works of many thinkers, such as Hobbes, Jefferson, Madison, Rousseau, the book then shifts to the present day to argue for a different liberalism, as suggested by such contemporary thinkers as William Galston or Stephen Macedo. An engaging read, \u003ci\u003eThe Secular Contract \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to anyone interested in political theory and the history of ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Schulman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1441106642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441106643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 117","brand":"Alex Schulman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48436567277823,"sku":"9781441106643","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bdbdfe5d-e12d-4403-bd57-0fa2895b1714.jpg?v=1777157035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secular-contract-alex-schulman-9781441106643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}