{"product_id":"contemporary-theories-of-liberalism","title":"Contemporary Theories of Liberalism","description":"`The author has provided us with a masterful overview and critique of liberal theorizing of the past quarter-century. While dealing exhaustively and fairly with each of a variety of broadly liberal approaches, Gaus also presents a compelling argument for his own preferred \"justificatory\" approach. His analyses range across familiar territory - Berlin, Gauthier,\n\u003cp\u003eBaier, Habermas, social choice theory, Rawls, and so on - and are always\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eilluminating and, taken together, provide both the newcomer and the old-hand much to ponder′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred D′Agostino, University of New England, Armidale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e`[A]ll that man is and all that raises him above animals he owes to his reason′ - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLudwig von Mises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eContemporary Theories of Liberalism\u003c\/b\u003e provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key tenets of liberalism developed through Hobbes, Locke, Kant and Rawls to present day theories and debates.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCentral to recent debate has been the idea of public reason. The text introduces and explores seven dominant theories of public reason, namely, pluralism, Neo-Hobbesianism, pragmatism, deliberative democracy, political democracy, Rawlsian political liberalism and justificatory liberalism.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs a proponent of justificatory liberalism, Gaus presents an accessible and critical analysis of all contempoary liberal political theory and powerfully illustrates the distinct and importsant contribution of justificatory liberalism.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eContemporary Theories of Liberalism\u003c\/b\u003e is essential reading for students and academics seeking a deeper understanding of liberal political theory today.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246816907608,"sku":"9780761961390","price":74.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780761961390_598754fb-a92c-4f52-9665-786a7aa16a2e.jpg?v=1777785368","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/contemporary-theories-of-liberalism","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}