Democracy and possessive individualism : the intellectual legacy of C.B. Macpherson
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Democracy and possessive individualism : the intellectual legacy of C.B. Macpherson
（SUNY series in political theory, . Contemporary issues）
State University of New York Press, c1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-283) and index
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Description
C. B. Macpherson was one of the leading political theorists in North America and perhaps the most influential voice on the left for a view of liberal democracy that was simultaneously sympathetic to its aspirations and critical of its achievements. His work provides the contributors to this volume with a common starting point from which to reflect upon the possibilities for critical perspectives on liberal democracy in light of the demise of its Marxist rival. The volume as a whole addresses the following questions: What (if anything) remains valid in previous left critiques of liberal democracy (including Marxist critiques)? And what new critical and constructive alternatives can the left offer to challenge the status quo? The contributors to this volume, from both the Anglo-American and Continental traditions, include Joseph Carens, William Connolly, Virginia Held, John Keane, Ernesto Laclau, William Leiss, Jane Mansbridge, Louise Marcil-Lacoste, Mihailo Markovic, Chantal Mouffe, Nancy Rosenblum, and James Tully.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Possessive Individualism and Democratic Theory: Macpherson's Legacy Joseph H. Carens Chapter 2 The Possessive Individualism Thesis: A Reconsideration in the Light of Recent Scholarship James Tully Chapter 3 Equality as Egoism Louise Marcil-Lacoste Chapter 4 The Individualist/Holist Debate and Bentham's Claim to Sociological and Psychological Realism Nancy L. Rosenblum Chapter 5 Stretching the Limits of the Democratic Imagination John Keane Chapter 6 Freedom and Feminism Virginia Held Chapter 7 Macpherson's Neglect of the Political Jane Mansbridge Chapter 8 Liberalism and Modern Democracy Chantal Mouffe Chapter 9 Democracy and Contingency William E. Connolly Chapter 10 The Signifiers of Democracy Ernesto Laclau Chapter 11 Property and Democracy Mihailo Markovic Editor's Note by Joseph H. Carens A Reply by Mihailo Markovic Chapter 12 The End of History and Its Beginning Again
- or, The Not-Quite-Yet Human Stage of Human History William Leiss Selected Bibliography Contributors Index
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