Passions and constraint : on the theory of liberal democracy

Author:Stephen Holmes

Summary:A collection of essays on the core values of liberalism which challenges assumptions about liberal theory. By placing it into its original historical context, this text presents an interconnected argument meant to fundamentally change the conception of liberalism.

Print Book, English, 1995

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Publisher: University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1995

Physical Description:xiii, 337 páginas ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9780226349688, 9780226349695, 0226349683, 0226349691

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1018115471

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Contents:

Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1: The Liberal Idea 2: The Secret History of Self-Interest 3: Hobbes's Irrational Man 4: The Constitution of Sovereignty in Jean Bodin 5: Precommitment and the Paradox of Democracy 6: The Positive Constitutionalism of John Stuart Mill 7: Gag Rules or the Politics of Omission 8: Welfare and the Liberal Conscience Conclusion Notes Index