ISBN: 9780691087962

ISBN-13: 9780691087962, 978-0691087962. Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society. This book considers how a host of other ethical traditions define civil society. It considers the extent … More...

ISBN-13: 9780691087962, 978-0691087962. Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society. This book considers how a host of other ethical traditions define civil society. It considers the extent to which these traditions agree or disagree on how to define civil society's limits and how to evaluate its benefits and harms. Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).Author(s): Simone Chambers, Will KymlickaFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Princeton University Press, United StatesImprint: Princeton University PressISBN-13: 9780691087962, 978-0691087962SynopsisThe idea of civil society has long been central to the Western liberal-democratic tradition, where it has been seen as a crucial site for the development and pursuit of basic liberal values such as individual freedom, social pluralism, and democratic citizenship. This book considers how a host of other ethical traditions define civil society. Unlike most studies of the subject, which focus on a particular region or tradition, it considers a range of ethical traditions rarely addressed in one volume: libertarianism, critical theory, feminism, liberal egalitarianism, natural law, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Confucianism. It considers the extent to which these traditions agree or disagree on how to define civil society's limits and how to evaluate its benefits and harms. A variety of distinguished advocates and interpreters of these traditions present in-depth explorations of how these various traditions think of ethical pluralism within societies, asking how a society should respond to diversity among its members. Together they produce a work rich with original insights on a wide range of subjects about which little has been written to date.An excellent starting point for a comparative ethics of civil society, this book concludes that while the concept of civil society originated in the liberal tradition, it is quickly becoming an important focus for a truly cross-cultural dialogue. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Michael Banner, Hasan Hanafi, Loren E. Lomasky, Richard Madsen, Michael A. Mosher, Michael Pakaluk, Anne Philips, Adam B. Seligman, Suzanne Last Stone, and Michael Walzer., Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], EAN: 9780691087962, Publication Year: 2001, Language: English, Book Title: Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society, Item Height: 235mm, Topic: Popular Philosophy, Item Width: 152mm, Item Weight: 369g, Number of Pages: 248 Pages, Princeton University Press<

ISBN: 9780691087962

The idea of civil society has long been central to the Western liberal-democratic tradition, where it has been seen as a crucial site for the development and pursuit of basic liberal valu… More...

The idea of civil society has long been central to the Western liberal-democratic tradition, where it has been seen as a crucial site for the development and pursuit of basic liberal values such as individual freedom, social pluralism, and democratic citizenship. This book considers how a host of other ethical traditions define civil society. Unlike most studies of the subject, which focus on a particular region or tradition, it considers a range of ethical traditions rarely addressed in one volume: libertarianism, critical theory, feminism, liberal egalitarianism, natural law, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Confucianism. It considers the extent to which these traditions agree or disagree on how to define civil society's limits and how to evaluate its benefits and harms. A variety of distinguished advocates and interpreters of these traditions present in-depth explorations of how these various traditions think of ethical pluralism within societies, asking how a society should respond to diversity among its members. Together they produce a work rich with original insights on a wide range of subjects about which little has been written to date. An excellent starting point for a comparative ethics of civil society, this book concludes that while the concept of civil society originated in the liberal tradition, it is quickly becoming an important focus for a truly cross-cultural dialogue. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Michael Banner, Hasan Hanafi, Loren E. Lomasky, Richard Madsen, Michael A. Mosher, Michael Pakaluk, Anne Philips, Adam B. Seligman, Suzanne Last Stone, and Michael Walzer. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Philosophy>Philosophy>Philosophy, Princeton University Press Core >1<