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Beschreibung
In The Growth of the Liberal Soul, David Walsh provides a dazzling defense of liberalism by confronting the core difficulty of the liberal democratic tradition in explaining and justifying itself.
David Walsh's groundbreaking work addresses a pivotal crisis in liberal democratic self-understanding, as many leading thinkers abandoned the search for a foundation in human nature or moral truth. Without a firm footing, proponents of liberalism could not explain its initial extraordinary success or the recent seeming unraveling of its own moral code. Instead, Walsh argues that Christianity and philosophy formed the original foundation for liberalism, and that only the ideals of service, self-responsibility, and the sacredness of each person can provide the grounding that liberalism desperately needs.
As Walsh seamlessly weaves together the ideas of Hobbes, Locke, Kant, Hegel, Tocqueville, Nietzsche, and other leading thinkers, The Growth of the Liberal Soul crafts a compelling defense of liberalism and issues an inspiring call to see liberty not as an invitation to universal egoism, but as the pursuit of the greatest justice, freedom, and fulfillment for all members of the community.
In The Growth of the Liberal Soul, David Walsh provides a dazzling defense of liberalism by confronting the core difficulty of the liberal democratic tradition in explaining and justifying itself.
David Walsh's groundbreaking work addresses a pivotal crisis in liberal democratic self-understanding, as many leading thinkers abandoned the search for a foundation in human nature or moral truth. Without a firm footing, proponents of liberalism could not explain its initial extraordinary success or the recent seeming unraveling of its own moral code. Instead, Walsh argues that Christianity and philosophy formed the original foundation for liberalism, and that only the ideals of service, self-responsibility, and the sacredness of each person can provide the grounding that liberalism desperately needs.
As Walsh seamlessly weaves together the ideas of Hobbes, Locke, Kant, Hegel, Tocqueville, Nietzsche, and other leading thinkers, The Growth of the Liberal Soul crafts a compelling defense of liberalism and issues an inspiring call to see liberty not as an invitation to universal egoism, but as the pursuit of the greatest justice, freedom, and fulfillment for all members of the community.
Über den Autor

David Walsh is professor of politics at the Catholic University of America. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including The Invisible Source of Authority, The Growth of the Liberal Soul, and Politics of the Person as the Politics of Being.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1. Dimensions of the Problem

1. Crisis of Liberal Politics

2. Enduring Moral Authority

3. Utopian Forgetfulness of Depth

Part 2. Historical Sources and Resources

4. Liberal Achievement of Order from Disorder

5. Struggle as a Source of Liberal Richness

6. Source of Liberal Appeal: Secular Christianity

Part 3. Outline of a Renovation

7. Incompleteness of a Liberal Order

8. Meditative Expansion of Limits

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780268209612
ISBN-10: 0268209618
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Walsh, David
Auflage: With a New Introduction
Hersteller: University of Notre Dame Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: David Walsh
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.07.2025
Gewicht: 0,672 kg
Artikel-ID: 133667542