The Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future

By: John Milbank and Adrian Pabst

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Synopsis: Contemporary politics is dominated by a liberal creed that champions negative liberty and individual happiness. This creed undergirds positions on both the right and the left free-market capitalism, state bureaucracy and individualism in social life. The triumph of liberalism has had the effect of subordinating human association and the common good to narrow self-interest and short-term utility. By contrast, post-liberalism promotes individual fulfillment and mutual flourishing based on shared goals that have more substantive content than the formal abstractions of liberal law and contract, and yet are also adaptable to different cultural and local traditions. In this important book, John Milbank and Adrian Pabst apply this analysis to the economy, politics, culture, and international affairs. In each case, having diagnosed the crisis of liberalism, they propose post-liberal alternatives, notably new concepts and fresh policy ideas. They demonstrate that, amid the current crisis, post-liberalism is a program that could define a new politics of virtue and the common good.

Book Quality:: Excellent
ISBN-13:: 9781783486496
Publisher:: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers International
Date of Addition:: 04/13/17
Copyrighted By:: John Milbank and Adrian Pabst
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Daproim Africa
Proofread By:: Daproim Africa
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.