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The Pragmatic Enlightenment: Recovering the Liberalism of Hume, Smith, Montesquieu, and Voltaire
| Full title: | The Pragmatic Enlightenment: Recovering the Liberalism of Hume, Smith, Montesquieu, and Voltaire |
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| ISBN: | 9781107622999 |
| ISBN 10: | 1107622999 |
| Authors: | Rasmussen, Dennis C. |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Num. pages: | 360 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Language: | en |
| Published on: | 2017 |
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Synopsis
Machine Generated Contents Note: Hegemonic Universalism? -- 1. Morality In Context -- 2. Pragmatic Liberalism -- Blind Faith In Reason? -- 3. The Age Of The Limits Of Reason -- 4. The Perils Of Political Rationalism -- Atomistic Individualism? -- 5. The Social And Encumbered Self -- 6. Negative Liberty For A Positive Community. Dennis C. Rasmussen, Tufts University. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.