Liberal Freedom: Pluralism, Polarization, and Politics

By Eric MacGilvray

We seem to be losing the ability to talk to each other about - and despite - our political differences. The liberal tradition, with its emphasis on open-mindedness, toleration, and inclusion, is ideally suited to respond to this challenge. Yet liberalism is often seen today as a barrier to constructive dialogue: narrowly focused on individual rights, indifferent to the communal sources of human well-being, and deeply implicated in structures of economic and social domination. This book provides a novel defense of liberalism that weaves together a commitment to republican self-government, an emphasis on the value of unregulated choice, and an appreciation of how hard it is to strike a balance between them. By treating freedom rather than justice as the central liberal value this important book, critical to the times, provides an indispensable resource for constructive dialogue in a time of political polarization.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110883695X
• ISBN13: 9781108836951
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"