{"product_id":"democratic-individuality-paperback-9780521387095","title":"Democratic Individuality (Paperback) 9780521387095","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDemocratic Individuality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan Gilbert (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521387095, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 31 August 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 3.5 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Democratic Individuality is a treasure chest, a book destined to play an important role.\"   Michael Goldfield, The American Political Science Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis ambitious and sweeping book presents a powerful argument against moral relativism and in favor of the objectivity of a theory of democratic individuality. Unlike much recent work in this field, the book does not simply adumbrate such a view.  Rather, it develops the parallels between various versions of scientific and moral realism, and then reinterprets the history and internal logic of democratic theory, maintaining, for example, that the abolition of slavery represents genuine moral progress. The book also recasts the clashes between Marxist and Weberian, radical and liberal sociologies in the light of these moral claims, and sketches the institutions of a radical democracy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Theory of Freedom and Individuality: Slavery, Mutual Recognition and Modern Egalitarianism: 1. Empiricism, neokantianism and realism in science and  ethics\u003cbr\u003e 2. The capacity for moral personality and the ambiguities  of liberalism\u003cbr\u003e 3. A common good and justice in war\u003cbr\u003e 4. Neokantianism and moral realism\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Reltrieval of Democracy and Individuality in Marxian Theory: 5. Historical materialism and justice\u003cbr\u003e 6. Two kinds of historical progress\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Aristotelian lineage of Marx's eudaimonism\u003cbr\u003e 8. Radical democracy and individuality\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Liberalism, Marxism and Moral Objectivity: 9. The Protestant Ethic and Marxian theory\u003cbr\u003e 10. Nationalism and the dangers of predatory 'liberalism'\u003cbr\u003e 11. Status and politics\u003cbr\u003e 12. Bureaucracy, socialism and a common good\u003cbr\u003e 13. Levels of Et disagreement and the controversy between  neokantianism and realism\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007212310808,"sku":"9780521387095","price":45.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521387095i_a4892a8c-2ba0-4d79-898d-a1d4f8bc4595.jpg?v=1691376187","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/democratic-individuality-paperback-9780521387095","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}