Modern liberty and its discontents
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Modern liberty and its discontents
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1998
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this book, distinguished French philosopher Pierre Manent addresses a wide range of subjects, including the Machiavellian origins of modernity, Tocqueville's analysis of democracy, the political role of Christianity, the nature of totalitarianism, and the future of the nation-state. As a whole, the book constitutes a meditation on the nature of modern freedom and the permanent discontents which accompany it. Manent is particularly concerned with the effects of modern democracy on the maintenance and sustenance of substantial human ties. Modern Liberty and its Discontents is both an important contribution to an understanding of modern society, and a significant contribution to political philosophy in its own right.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Modern Liberty and Its Discontents: An Introduction to Political Reflectionof Pierre Manent Part 2 Reflections on an Intellectual Itinerary Chapter 3 The Truth, Perhaps Part 4 Essays in the History of Political Philosophy Chapter 5 Toward the Work and Toward the World: Claude Lefort's Machiavelli Chapter 6 Democratic Man, Aristocratic Man, and Man Simply: Some Remarks on an Equivocation in Tocqueville's Thought Part 7 Christianity and Politics Chapter 8 Charles Peguy: Between Political Faith and Faith Chapter 9 Christianity and Democracy: Some Remarks on the Political History of Religion/ or/ on the Religious History of Modern Politics Part 10 Understanding Totalitarianism Chapter 11 Totalitarianism and the Problem of Political Representation Chapter 12 Aurel Kolnai: A Political Philosopher Confronts the Scourge of Our Epoch Part 13 Democratic Individualism Chapter 14 On Modern Individualism Chapter 15 Recovering Human Attachments: An Introduction to Allan Bloom's Love and Friendship Part 16 Thinking and Acting Politically Chapter 17 Raymond Aron and the Analysis of Modern Society Chapter 18 De Gaulle as Hero Chapter 19 Democracy without Nations? Part 20 Reflections on Strauss, Nature, and History Chapter 21 Strauss and Nietzsche Chapter 22 On Historical Causality Part 23 Liberalism and Conservatism Today Chapter 24 Liberalism and Conservatism: The Transatlantic Misunderstanding Chapter 25 Index
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