Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society
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Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society by Simone Chambers
Considers how ethical traditions, such as libertarianism, critical theory, feminism, liberal egalitarianism, natural law, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Confucianism define civil society. This book considers the extent to which these traditions agree or disagree on how to define civil society's limits and how to evaluate its benefits and harms.
"Scholars concerned with these questions will benefit enormously from this highly recommended collectionIt is unique among the many books on the topic of civil society and it deserves a wide, appreciative readership."--Jerome P. Baggett, Religious Studies Review
Simone Chambers is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is the author of Reasonable Democracy. Jurgen Habermas and the Politics of Discourse, which won the American Political Science Association's Best First Book Award in Political Theory. Will Kymlicka is Queen's National Scholar in the Department of Philosophy at Queen's University, Ontario. His books include, among others, Liberalism, Community, and Culture, Multicultural Citizenship, and Politics in the Vernacular.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691087962 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691087962 |
| Title | Alternative Conceptions of Civil Society |
| Author | Simone Chambers |
| Series | Ethikon Series In Comparative Ethics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2001-12-09 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
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