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Struggle for a Decent Politics: On Liberal as an Adjective [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 176 pages, height x width: 216x140 mm
  • Izdošanas datums: 14-Feb-2023
  • Izdevniecība: Yale University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0300267231
  • ISBN-13: 9780300267235
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  • Formāts: Hardback, 176 pages, height x width: 216x140 mm
  • Izdošanas datums: 14-Feb-2023
  • Izdevniecība: Yale University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0300267231
  • ISBN-13: 9780300267235
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There was a time when liberalism was an ism like any other, but that time, writes Michael Walzer, is gone. "Liberal" now conveys not a specific ideology but a moral stance, so the word is best conceived not as a noun but as an adjective--one is a "liberal democrat" or a "liberal nationalist." Walzer itemizes the characteristics described by "liberal" in an inventory of his own deepest political and moral commitments--among other things, to the principle of equality, to the rule of law, and to a pluralismthat is both political and cultural. Unabashedly asserting that liberalism comprises a universal set of values ("they must be universal," he writes, "since they are under assault around the world"), Walzer reminds us in this inspiring book why those values are worth fighting for.

One of the most prominent political philosophers of our era itemizes the characteristics described by “liberal” to the principle of equality, to the rule of law and to a pluralism that is both political and cultural, reminding us why those values are worth fighting for.

A testament to what it means to be liberal by one of the most prominent political philosophers of our era
 
“Walzer is perhaps our foremost pilot on these rocky shoals. In his preface, he writes that this may be his last book. One hopes not.”—James Traub, New York Times
 
There was a time when liberalism was an ism like any other, but that time, writes Michael Walzer, is gone. “Liberal” now conveys not a specific ideology but a moral stance, so the word is best conceived not as a noun but as an adjective—one is a “liberal democrat” or a “liberal nationalist.”
 
Walzer itemizes the characteristics described by “liberal” in an inventory of his own deepest political and moral commitments—among other things, to the principle of equality, to the rule of law, and to a pluralism that is both political and cultural. Unabashedly asserting that liberalism comprises a universal set of values (“they must be universal,” he writes, “since they are under assault around the world”), Walzer reminds us in this inspiring book why those values are worth fighting for.

A testament to what it means to be liberal by one of the most prominent political philosophers of our era

Recenzijas

Walzer is perhaps our foremost pilot on these rocky shoals. In his preface, he writes that this may be his last book. One hopes not.James Traub, New York Times

[ A] superb testimony to a lifelong struggle for a decent politics.Mario Clemens, LSE Review of Books

Longlisted for the 2024 Edwards Book Award, sponsored by the Rodel Institute

This little book by one of the most eminent thinkers of our time contains more political wisdom and moral decency than shelves of tomes on liberalism and its discontents. There is no better defender or critic of our seriously imperfect liberal democracy than Michael Walzer.Michael Kazin, author of What It Took to Win

The Struggle for a Decent Politics is one of those books that we may come to think of as making the case for liberalism at its best. There are many distinguished predecessors in this list, from J. S. Mills On Liberty to Lionel Trillings Liberal Imagination to Isaiah Berlins Two Concepts of Liberty. It would not surprise me if one day we thought of Michael Walzers book in this company. It deserves to be.Steven B. Smith, author of Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes

In this remarkable, deeply personal book, Michael Walzer melds political theory and un-elegiac memoir to trace the perennial struggle between liberalism and its enemies, a struggle that flashes in every facet of his political lifeand ours. Walzers lifetime of learning and reflection has yielded an undimmed spirit of defiance, not just of brutal injustice but of the cults of true doctrine that injustice inspires. Weve never needed that spirit more than now.Sean Wilentz, author of The Rise of American Democracy

Michael Walzers new book is a departureits his most personal work yetand, also, a continuation of the themes hes developed so incisively for over four decades. This is a sometimes surprising, always illuminating look at key political concepts you may think you know (but dont).The Struggle for a Decent Politics reminds us of what is worth fighting for, and of what can be lost.Susie Linfield, author of The Lions Den: Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky

Preface and Acknowledgments ix
1 Why the Adjective?
1(6)
2 Liberal Democrats
7(24)
3 Liberal Socialists
31(26)
4 Liberal Nationalists and Internationalists
57(28)
5 Liberal Communitarians
85(12)
6 Liberal Feminists
97(14)
7 Liberal Professors and Intellectuals
111(14)
8 Liberal Jews
125(20)
9 Who Is and Who Isn't?
145(8)
Bibliography 153(4)
Index 157
Michael Walzer is emeritus professor at the Institute for Advanced Study. One of Americas foremost political thinkers, he served as editor of the political journal Dissent for more than three decades. He lives in Princeton, NJ.