Authority and the Liberal Tradition: From Hobbes to Rorty

by Heineman,Robert

• ISBN13: 9781560007142
• ISBN10: 1560007141
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1994-01-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Introduction to the Transaction Edition	p. 1
Liberal Ideology in a Conservative Nation	p. 15
The Origins of Liberalism	p. 33
Bentham and Burke	p. 55
Science as Social Ideology	p. 79
Laissez Faire Becomes Public Policy	p. 91
Liberalism and Social Reform	p. 111
Critics of the Primacy of Method as a Rationale for Public Policy	p. 137
Contemporary Manifestations of Reform Liberal Ideology	p. 155
Method and Dialogue in Modern Liberalism: From Dewey to Rorty	p. 177
Conclusions	p. 197
Bibliography	p. 207
General Index	p. 221
Subject Index	p. 231
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