Looking Backward: A Critical Appraisal of Communitarian Thought

by Derek L. Phillips

Book Overview

When social reformers blame the current ills of Western culture on the loss of community, they often evoke an ideal past in which societies were characterized by shared values, respect for tradition, commitment to the common good, and similar attributes. Communitarians assert that community was prominent in the past, and argue that reclaiming the role community formerly played is necessary to counter the negative effects of individualism and liberal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069163436X
• ISBN13: 9780691634364
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"