In these essays the reigning models of liberal political theory of John Rawls and Joseph Raz are immanently criticized. Neal argues that neither 'political' nor 'perfectionist' liberalism adequately gives expression to the liberal spirit. Surprisingly, Neal finds resources for the expression of such a spirit in the much maligned tradition of Hobbesian, or 'vulgar', liberalism. He argues that a turn in this direction is necessary for the articulation of a liberalism more genuinely responsive to the diversity of modes of life in the twenty-first century.

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University of Vermont, Burlington, USA

Patrick Neal

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Book Title: Liberalism and Its Discontents
Authors: Patrick Neal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14362-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-14364-1Published: 01 January 1997
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-14362-7Published: 27 July 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 209
Topics: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Political Science

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Neutrality and the Good in Liberal Theory

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Rawls and Political Liberalism

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Alternative Liberalisms

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