The Moral Commonwealth: Social Theory and the Promise of Community

by Philip Selznick

Philip Selznick's study of moral and social theory establishes the intellectual foundations of an important new movement in American thought: communitarianism. Emerging in part as a response to the excesses of American individualism - particularly rampant during the 1980s - communitarianism seeks to restore the balance between individual rights and social responsibilities. The Moral Commonwealth attempts to explain and justify this communitarian turn and give it a liberal interpretation.

Genres: Philosophy, Sociology

567 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

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[Shawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will never really stop reading or learning from this book.