Liberalism in dark times the liberal ethos in the twentieth century

Liberalism in dark times the liberal ethos in the twentieth century

"Today, liberals face a predicament: how to defend liberal principles, when adherence to them seems to constitute a fatal disadvantage against unprincipled opponents. The challenge is not new. In the early years of the twentieth century, liberalism was attacked, by critics on both the right and...

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Main Author: Cherniss, Joshua L. (Joshua Laurence), 1979-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Weber, Max, > 1864-1920 > Political and social views.
Aron, Raymond, > 1905-1983 > Political and social views.
Camus, Albert, > 1913-1960 > Political and social views.
Niebuhr, Reinhold, > 1892-1971 > Political and social views.
Berlin, Isaiah, > 1909-1997 > Political and social views.
Aron, Raymond, > 1905-1983.
Berlin, Isaiah, > 1909-1997.
Camus, Albert, > 1913-1960.
Niebuhr, Reinhold, > 1892-1971.
Weber, Max, > 1864-1920.
1900-1999
Liberalism > Philosophy > History > 20th century.
Liberalism > Moral and ethical aspects.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
Liberalism > Philosophy.
Political and social views.
EBSCO eBooks
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:EBSCOhost
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the vices of virtue : liberalism and the problem of ruthlessness
  • "Squeamishness is the crime" : ruthlessness, ethos, and the critique of liberalism
  • Between tragedy and utopia : Weber and Lukács on ethics and politics
  • A just man : Albert Camus and the search for a decent heroism
  • The "morality of prudence" and the fertility of doubt : Raymond Aron's defense of a "realist" liberalism
  • Against cynicism and sentimentality : Reinhold Niebuhr's chastened liberal realism
  • "The courage of... our doubts and uncertainties" : Isaiah Berlin, ethical moderation, and liberal ethos
  • Conclusion : good characters for good liberals? : ethos and the reconstruction of liberalism.

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