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Auteur(s) : Lusztig, Michael (1962-....). Auteur du texte
Titre(s) : The culturalist challenge to liberal republicanism [Texte imprimé] / Michael Lusztig
Publication : Chicago ; London : McGill-Queen's university press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (279 p.) ; 24 cm
Collection : McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 72
Lien à la collection : McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-267) and index
"It is tempting to think of liberal democracy in terms of immortality. Democracies
have survived wars and depressions, Nazis and communists. At the end of the Cold War
Francis Fukuyama famously declared the "end of history." The Culturalist Challenge
to Liberal Republicanism questions the robustness of liberal democracy. While it does
not conclude that regime mortality is imminent, it is does seek to assess the risks
posed by multiculturalism and other forms of "culturalism." The book is divided into
two parts. The first establishes the nature of the current regime, and explores the
emergence of a cogent theory of justice grounded in both liberal and republican theory.
The second demonstrates the inconsistencies between this "liberal republicanism" and
culturalist theories of justice. It concludes that the narrowness of liberal republican
justice is ameliorated by multiculturalism, but the hidden danger is that multiculturalism
can serve as a stalking horse for more pernicious agendas. The book explores bot
Issued also in electronic format.
Sujet(s) : Culture
Républicanisme
Libéralisme
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780773551046. - ISBN 0773551042. - ISBN 9780773551053. - ISBN 0773551050. - ISBN 9780773551701 (erroné). - ISBN 0773551700 (erroné). - ISBN 9780773551718 (erroné). - ISBN 0773551719 (erroné)
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