Looking Backward : a Critical Appraisal of Communitarian Thought.

By:

Phillips, Derek L

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Princeton legacy libraryPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (259 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781400863495
140086349X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Looking Backward : A Critical Appraisal of Communitarian Thought.DDC classification:

302 20

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HM131

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; 2 Once upon a Time in America.

Summary: When social reformers blame the current ills of Western culture on the loss of community, they often evoke an ideal past in which societies were characterized by shared values, respect for tradition, commitment to the common good, and similar attributes. Communitarians assert that community was prominent in the past, and argue that reclaiming the role community formerly played is necessary to counter the negative effects of individualism and liberal thinking. Considering the relevance of community for our moral and political life today, Derek Phillips offers the first thorough critique of t.

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Cover; Contents; 2 Once upon a Time in America.

When social reformers blame the current ills of Western culture on the loss of community, they often evoke an ideal past in which societies were characterized by shared values, respect for tradition, commitment to the common good, and similar attributes. Communitarians assert that community was prominent in the past, and argue that reclaiming the role community formerly played is necessary to counter the negative effects of individualism and liberal thinking. Considering the relevance of community for our moral and political life today, Derek Phillips offers the first thorough critique of t.

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