Civic Virtues Rights, Citizenship, and Republican Liberalism |
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Author:
| Dagger, Richard |
ISBN: | 978-1-280-45280-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1997 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $47.25 |
Book Description:
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Seemingly there is no political debate which does not devolve into an argument over rights. For centuries a cornerstone of liberal theory, rights claims have become so over-used as to blur cases of real abuse. In this study, Dagger argues for a republican liberalism that, while celebrating the liberal heritage of autonomy and rights, solidly places these within social relations and obligations, which while ubiquitous, are often obscured and forgotten.; This book is intended for...
More DescriptionSeemingly there is no political debate which does not devolve into an argument over rights. For centuries a cornerstone of liberal theory, rights claims have become so over-used as to blur cases of real abuse. In this study, Dagger argues for a republican liberalism that, while celebrating the liberal heritage of autonomy and rights, solidly places these within social relations and obligations, which while ubiquitous, are often obscured and forgotten.; This book is intended for scholars and students of American politics and history, particularly of political theory.