Individualism and Public Life: A Modern Dilemma - Rilegato

Ketcham, Ralph

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ISBN 10: 0631157735 ISBN 13: 9780631157731

Casa editrice: Wiley-Blackwell, 1988

Riassunto

In the spirit of recent works such as <i>Habits of the Heart</i> and <i>The Closing of the American Mind</i>, Ralph Ketcham's <i>Individualism and Public Life</i> asks whether the individualism which has made possible so many of the material advances we enjoy may also be the cause of the shortcomings troubling our society today. <p>By tracing the development of individualism from its origins in classical and Judeo-Christian traditions, and enlisting the insights of East Asian cultures, Ketcham re-evaluates the individualism which characterizes contemporary American society. He then poses a new politics of the public interest, including revised ideas of citizenship, leadership, and decision-making in a grand attempt to reconcile the individualism of American liberalism with a healthy conception of public life.</p>

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Informazioni sull'autore

<p>Ralph Ketcham is Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wiley-Blackwell
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0631157735
• ISBN 13: 9780631157731
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 255
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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