Views American democracy, revolution, and capitalism in the light of Western history.

Views American democracy, revolution, and capitalism in the light of Western history.

Certain to become the most important work in political theory since John Rawls's A Theory of Justice, this book presents a brilliantly original, compelling vision of a just society-a world in which each of us may live his own life in his own way without denying the same right to others. Full of provocative discussions of issues ranging from education to abortion, it makes fasci...(展开全部)

Social Justice in the Liberal State [1] is a book written by Bruce A. Ackerman, recipient of the French Order of Merit, [2] Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale, and the author of fifteen books that have had a broad influence in political philosophy, constitutional law, and public policy. [3] The book is an essay in political philosophy, [2] a "new view" of t...(展开全部)

Each of the seven liberal arts -grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, arithmetic, music, geometry and astronomy arts is discussed in an individual essay written by a specialist in the field. These essays examine the establishment of the medieval concept of the arts in the post-classical writings of the Latin encyclopedists, briefly treat their history from the eighth through the Twelft...(展开全部)

Each of the seven liberal arts -grammar, rhetoric, dialectic, arithmetic, music, geometry and astronomy arts is discussed in an individual essay written by a specialist in the field. These essays examine the establishment of the medieval concept of the arts in the post-classical writings of the Latin encyclopedists, briefly treat their history from the eighth through the Twelft...(展开全部)

Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age is the most comprehensive study of the modernizing trend of political and social thought in the Arab Middle East. Albert Hourani studies the way in which ideas about politics and society changed during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries, in response to the expanding influence of Europe. His main attention is given to t...(展开全部)

The Liberal Imagination is one of the most admired and influential works of criticism of the last century, a work that is not only a masterpiece of literary criticism but an important statement about politics and society. Published in 1950, one of the chillier moments of the Cold War, Trilling’s essays examine the promise —and limits—of liberalism, challenging the complacency ...(展开全部)

The Liberal Imagination is one of the most admired and influential works of criticism of the last century, a work that is not only a masterpiece of literary criticism but an important statement about politics and society. Published in 1950, one of the chillier moments of the Cold War, Trilling’s essays examine the promise —and limits—of liberalism, challenging the complacency ...(展开全部)