Research Catalog

Title

Civil society : the conservative meaning of liberal politics / Lawrence E. Cahoone.

Author

Cahoone, Lawrence E., 1954-

Publication

Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2002.

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Description

316 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"In Civil Society, Cahoone stages a critical engagement between the social-political viewpoints of liberalism, communitarianism, and conservatism in order to effect a balanced relation that will bypass or overcome the inadequacies of each position. Through this engagement, Cahoone argues that the concept of civil society assumes a mediatory role and that there is more common ground between today's so-called liberals and conservatives than is generally assumed." "The book ranges across all major schools of contemporary political thought, addressing the inherent goods of liberal polities, the nature of liberty, the concept of civil society and neighborhood, the dialectical interplay of civility and culture, and the relation of politics and truth."--Jacket.

Subject

• Civil society
• Liberalism
• Conservatism
• Société civile
• Libéralisme
• Conservatisme

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Neutrality and liberty -- Neutrality and equality -- Beyond neutralism -- A (post) modern conservatism -- Another liberty -- Civil society -- Civility, neighborhood, and culture -- Politics and truth.

ISBN

• 0631232044 (alk. paper)
• 0631232052 (pb. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2001043206

OCLC

47705737

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library