Narrative Power and Liberal Truth: Hobbes, Locke, Bentham, and Mill by Eldon J.

Description: Narrative Power and Liberal Truth by Eldon J. Eisenach A collection of 11 previously published essays and articles written by Eisenach between 1978 and 1997. The aim of bringing these essays together is to show their relationship to postmodernist critiques of liberalism. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Liberal political thought-from its origins in the seventeenth-century through todays rights discourse-is grounded in the ideal of the autonomous individual. As the theory holds, these individuals are born in freedom from religious, political, social or economic obligations and then construct these systems through individual and collective choices. Over the past thirty years, however, this understanding of freedom has been challenged from a variety of perspectives. Eldon J. Eisenach has been at the forefront of that challenge, stressing the centrality of religious elements and assumptions in liberal writings that many scholars suppressed or ignored. In Narrative Power and Liberal Truth: Hobbes, Locke, Bentham, and Mill Eisenach brings together eleven of his previously published essays to demonstrate that many postmodernist ideas of persons and freedom are already present within the tradition of liberal political philosophy and that liberalism itself is more capacious of human experience and meanings than modern critiques allow. Visit our website for sample chapters! Author Biography Eldon J. Eisenach is professor of political science at the University of Tulsa, and author of The Next Religious Establishment. Table of Contents Part 1 Hobbes Chapter 2 On Reducing Hobbes Chapter 3 Hobbes on Church, State, and Religion Chapter 4 Liberal Virtues Part 5 Locke and Bentham Chapter 6 Body-Truth and Sprit-Truth in Lockes Way of Knowing Chapter 7 Religion and Lockes Two Treatises of Government Chapter 8 The Dimension of History in Benthams Theory of Law Chapter 9 Crime, Death, and Loyalty in English Liberalism Part 10 Mill Chapter 11 Mills Autobiography as Political Theory Chapter 12 Self-Reform as Poltical Reform in teh Writings of John Stuart Mill Chapter 13 Mill and Liberal Christianity Chapter 14 John Stuart Mill and the History of Political Thought Review Fine writing style and impressive depth of scholarship. * Political Studies Review *Serious scholars of any of these thinkers will benefit from Eisenachs book. Recommended. * CHOICE * Long Description Liberal political thought-from its origins in the seventeenth-century through todays rights discourse-is grounded in the ideal of the autonomous individual. As the theory holds, these individuals are "born in freedom" from religious, political, social or economic obligations and then construct these systems through individual and collective choices. Over the past thirty years, however, this understanding of freedom has been challenged from a variety of perspectives. Eldon J. Eisenach has been at the forefront of that challenge, stressing the centrality of religious elements and assumptions in liberal writings that many scholars suppressed or ignored. In Narrative Power and Liberal Truth Eisenach brings together eleven of his previously published essays to demonstrate that many "postmodernist" ideas of persons and freedom are already present within the tradition of liberal political philosophy and that liberalism itself is more capacious of human experience and meanings than modern critiques allow. Review Quote Serious scholars of any of these thinkers will benefit from Eisenachs book. Recommended. Details ISBN0742507904 Author Eldon J. Eisenach Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Year 2002 ISBN-10 0742507904 ISBN-13 9780742507906 Format Hardcover Subtitle Hobbes, Locke, Bentham, and Mill Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States DEWEY 320.51 Illustrations bibliography, index Pages 256 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Short Title NARRATIVE POWER & LIBERAL TRUT Language English Media Book Residence Tulsa, OK, US DOI 10.1604/9780742507906 UK Release Date 2002-10-20 AU Release Date 2002-10-20 NZ Release Date 2002-10-20 Audience General Publication Date 2002-08-20 US Release Date 2002-08-20 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137310805;

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