Publication

2001-08-15 - Continuum International Publishing Group

Language

English

Word Count

56,000 words, Guess

Page Count

224 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number00066025
  • LibraryThing918389

Classifications

  • LCCJC423.V48 2001
  • LCCJC423 .V48 2001

Description

"Although liberal democratic polities have an important place in contemporary politics, their justification is contentious. Liberalism and democracy are commonly thought to be inconsistent, or at least in tension with one another; and the reality of liberal democracy is perceived as falling far short of the ideal. In Political Morality, Richard Vernon sets out to show that liberal democracy can make sense as a single political conception, rather than a trade-off between two different values. He also argues that in conceiving of liberal democracy as proposed, other problems inherent in liberalism and in democracy are eased; liberal democracy is not exposed to the same objections as liberalism and it can avoid some of the paradoxes that are said to plague democratic theory. The book also points to some of the ways in which polities currently termed 'liberal democracies' fall clearly short of the values that might legitimize them."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Political Morality: A Theory of Liberal Democracy (Political Theory and Contemporary Politics)PaperbackContinuum International Publishing Group2001-08-15

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