Nature and liberty / John Zvesper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zvesper, John, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty.

Libertarianism.

Individualism.

Collectivism.

Natural law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 197 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Liberal democracy, it has been claimed, stands at the end of history. But there are hidden internal strains that could threaten its fabric.Nature and Liberty explores three of the most important practical problems of modern liberal politics - those connected with ethnicity and race, sex and the family, and bureaucratized government. The author traces liberals' difficulties in dealing with these problems to their own reluctance to have recourse to nature as a guide for political life.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; State and society; Liberal physiphobia; Methods and aims; 2 Unity and plurality in ethnic politics; The decline of liberalism in recent American ethnic politics; American responses to 'the immigrant problem'; Towards a liberal ethnic politics; Conclusion; 3 Sexual difference and human equality; The ends and limits of liberal feminism; Individualism and families; Beyond individualism; The continuing relevance of sexual natures; Judicial scrutiny of sex discrimination; The continuing importance of human nature; Conclusion

4 Bureaucracy and liberal constitutionalism Constitutionalism and formalism; Bureaucratic heartlessness and liberal spiritedness; The administrative state and the liberal polity; Bureaucracy and democracy; Putting bureaucracy in its place; The new antipolitical system; 5 Unnatural liberalism; The utilitarian critique of classical liberalism; Beyond utilitarianism; Rawlsian communitarianism; Individuality, equality and moral personality; Rawlsian politics; Self-respect, community and humanity; Conclusion; 6 Liberty and nature; The moderation of nature; Radical and moderate modernity; Natural teleology and humanity Liberty and nature; Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [170]-193) and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-32582-8

0-203-16328-1

9780203163283

OCLC:

475885909