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Book SynopsisLiberalism at the Crossroads offers succinct, accessible, and well-written surveys of the ideas of the leading participants in the contemporary philosophical debate about liberalism.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface to the Second Edition Chapter 2 Introduction to the First Edition Chapter 3 The Liberalism of John Rawls: A Brief Exposition Chapter 4 The Egalitarian Liberalism of Ronald Dworkin Chapter 5 The Hegemonic Liberalism of Susan Moller Okin Chapter 6 Robert Nozick and the Foundations of Political Individualism Chapter 7 Richard Posner: Pragmatist, Classical Liberal, and Legal Anti-Positivist Chapter 8 Beyond the Procedural Republic: The Communitarian Liberalism of Michael Sandel Chapter 9 Alasdair MacIntyre: Recovering the Rationality of Traditions Chapter 10 Inescapably a Liberalist: Richard Rorty as Social Theorist Chapter 11 The Unorthodox Liberalism of Joseph Raz Chapter 12 William Galston’s Defense of Liberalism: Forging Unity amid Diversity Chapter 13 The New Natural Law Theory of John Finnis