Liberalism/Democracy Rad Thk 4 Pa

Liberalism and democracy have long been assumed to exist in a complementary relationship, if not always an entirely easy one. This book scrupulously investigates the reason for this alliance and the sources of its tensions, providing a lucid and succinct introduction to some of the subjectrs"s central concepts and concerns.

Norberto Bobbio was one of Italy’s foremost thinkers. He taught at a number of universities, including Siena, Padua and Turin; his other works include Left and Right and Democracy and Dictatorship: The Nature and Limits of State Power.

Martin Ryle is Senior Lecturer in Continuing Education at the University of Sussex. His previous books include The Politics of Nuclear Disarmament, Ecology and Socialism, and Journeys in Ireland.

Kate Soper teaches philosophy and cultural theory at the University of North London. Her previous works include On Human Needs, What is Nature? Culture, Politics and the Non-Human and, with Verso, Troubled Pleasures.

Classical and Modern Ideas of Liberty

1

(4)

The Rights of Man

5

(6)

The Limits of State Power

11

(4)

Liberty versus Power

15

(6)

The Fruitfulness of Conflict

21

(4)

Ancient and Modern Ideas of Democracy

25

(6)

Democracy and Equality

31

(6)

Liberalism's Encounter with Democracy

37

(4)

Individualism and Organicism

41

(4)

Liberals and Democrats in the Nineteenth Century

45

(6)

The Tyranny of the Majority

51

(6)

Liberalism and Utilitarianism

57

(6)

Representative Democracy

63

(4)

Liberalism and Democracy in Italy

67

(6)

Democracy as It Relates to Socialism

73

(6)

The New Liberalism

79

(6)

Democracy and Ungovernability

85

(6)

Notes

91

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Liberalism/Democracy Rad Thk 4 Pa

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