Against Liberalism

by John Kekes

Book Overview

Liberalism is doomed to failure, John Kekes argues in this penetrating criticism of its basic assumptions. Liberals favor individual autonomy, a wide plurality of choices, and equal rights and resources, seeing them as essential for good lives. They oppose such evils as selfishness, intolerance, cruelty, and greed. Yet the more autonomy, equality, and pluralism there is, Kekes contends, the greater is the scope for evil. According to Kekes, liberalism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801484006
• ISBN13: 9780801484001
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"