false 4918115 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 4918115 4 4983687 3 2 2009 The Future of Liberalism total:13|5:1|4:9|3:3|2:0|1:0| 13 50 70 5 24236 3.87 161 20 60256418 1415047 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Thu Jun 18 21:12:28 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 03 10:19:30 -0800 2009 Slate: "Alan Wolfe is the sort of social theorist who would rather be plausible than provocative. Eschewing the lunacies of the left and the right--avoiding even their slighter sillinesses--he hews to a sensible, if unexciting, center. … as he argues himself in this engaging new book, The Fut...more...]]> 46591096 924255 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 4 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 16 20:23:37 -0800 2009 Mon Aug 24 19:39:26 -0700 2009
Wolfe sets out to define what is really meant ...more...]]> 75589092 583900 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 4 0 false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 09:55:04 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 09:56:19 -0700 2009
This is definitely a must-read, no matter what your political bent.]]> 50543155 2044814 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 3 0 false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 14:32:37 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 15:36:51 -0700 2009 53779582 1893396 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Thu Apr 23 19:00:39 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 19:02:13 -0700 2009 79659766 2357602 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Wed Dec 02 11:51:46 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 11:51:53 -0800 2009 78128935 2788624 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Tue Nov 17 15:55:02 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:55:12 -0800 2009 75700651 217017 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Sun Oct 25 15:12:52 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 15:12:52 -0700 2009 75591404 261614 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

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The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Sun Oct 04 11:36:32 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 11:36:32 -0700 2009 72791556 1239883 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Mon Sep 28 12:19:38 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 12:19:38 -0700 2009 71477424 112444 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 4 0 false Fri Oct 23 08:03:34 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 17:25:36 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 08:03:34 -0700 2009 71443414 533779 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Wed Sep 16 12:19:07 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 12:19:22 -0700 2009 70995111 1982805 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Sat Sep 12 16:37:38 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 16:37:45 -0700 2009 69914005 541514 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Thu Sep 03 07:25:57 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 12:36:32 -0700 2009 69866426 2273065 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 3 0 false Wed Oct 21 04:20:04 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:56:07 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 04:20:04 -0700 2009 67740342 1073012 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

]]> 2009 0 0 false Mon Aug 17 09:20:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:20:23 -0700 2009 67415508 689236 4918115 030726677X 9780307266774 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335m/4918115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1233260335s/4918115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4918115.The_Future_of_Liberalism 3.85 13 A compelling, trenchant, and necessary defense of the liberal tradition that draws upon the ideas of its greatest thinkers to explain not only what the tradition actually is but also why it is still as relevant as ever, and how it can help us chart the course for a politics capable of moving modern society forward.

The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

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The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

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The Future of Liberalism represents the culmination of four decades of thinking and writing about American politics by one of our leading scholars (“one of liberalism’s last and most loyal sons [whose] criticism . . . is one of the glories of American democracy”—Leon Wieseltier). Alan Wolfe explains how the writings of Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Dewey, among others, helped shape the philosophy of liberalism: a capacious conception of human nature, a bedrock belief that people are more important than ideology, a respect for both individualism and its limits, a passion for social justice, and faith in reason and intellectual openness. And we see how liberalism might influence and illuminate contemporary debates on immigration, abortion, executive power, and free speech.

But, at the same time, Wolfe makes clear that before liberalism can be applied to today’s problems, it needs to be recovered, understood, and embraced—not just by Americans but by all modern people—as the most broadly beneficial way to live in our complex world. The Future of Liberalism is a powerfully persuasive step in that direction.

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