Civility and Its Discontents
Civic Virtue, Toleration, and Cultural Fragmentation
Commentators in popular media and professional publications alike have decried the extent to which civility, civic virtue, tolerance, and socio-cultural unity have declined in modern liberal societies. In this volume, contributors from philosophy and political science discuss this dilemma while exploring the nature of civil society, the conflict between individual liberty and the common good, and the role of law and government policy in weaving the threads of the social fabric. Here are provocative insights from such distinguished voices as Joan McGregor, Patricia Smith, and Wade Robison, integrating many of the key issues in contemporary pol…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-7006-1314-4
- EAN: 9780700613144
- Produktnummer: 9625480
- Verlag: University Press of Kansas
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm 472 g
- Gewicht: 472
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Über den Autor
Christine T. Sistare is associate professor of philosophy at Muhlenberg College, where she was founding director of the Muhlenberg Center of Ethics. Her previous books include Groups and Group Rights, also published by Kansas, and Responsibility and Criminal Liability.
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