In Search of a Political Philosophy : Ideologies at the Close of the Twentieth Century

by Stankiewicz, W. J.

• ISBN13: 9780203212806
• ISBN10: 0203212800
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

The culmination of a major trilogy, this study of socialism, liberalism and conservatism - and then of Marxist communism - confronts the work of great political philosophers and exposes the assumptions underpinning each ideology.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Prudential Conservatism	p. 15
Norms and Relativism	p. 17
'Progress' and Change	p. 32
Freedom and Authority	p. 43
Prudence and Politics	p. 64
The Burkean Legacy	p. 76
The Nature of Government	p. 90
Empty Liberalism	p. 103
The Liberal Tradition	p. 105
The Liberal Mosaic	p. 122
Distributive Justice	p. 157
Equality of Opportunity: a Liberal Shibboleth	p. 176
Liberal Liberty and Liberal Rights	p. 187
Hedonistic Socialism	p. 205
What is Socialism?	p. 207
Socialism and Freedom	p. 222
Socialism and the Modern Welfare State	p. 241
Freedom in Democracy	p. 255
Marxist Impact on Socialism	p. 270
Return to Utopianism	p. 290
The Tyranny of Ideology	p. 307
The Illusion of the 'End of Ideology'	p. 309
Ideology as Power	p. 333
Facing the Soviet Ideo-System	p. 370
Sources of Western Incomprehension	p. 392
Conclusion	p. 403
Towards a Definition of Ideology	p. 405
Postscript	p. 420
Notes	p. 425
Bibliographical References	p. 441
Index	p. 445
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