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Reforming Liberalism
Robert Devigne
其他書名
J.S. Mill's Use of Ancient, Religious, Liberal, and Romantic Moralities
出版Yale University Press, 2008-10-01
主題Philosophy / Political
ISBN97803001339050300133901
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WhtOXJ-lqFQC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In Reforming Liberalism, Robert Devigne challenges prevailing interpretations of the political and moral thought of John Stuart Mill and the theoretical underpinnings of modern liberal philosophy. He explains how Mill drew from ancient and romantic thought as well as past religious practices to reconcile conflicts and antinomies (liberty and virtue, self-interest and morality, equality and human excellence) that were hobbling traditional liberalism.
 The book shows that Mill, regarded as a seminal writer in the liberal tradition, critiques liberalism’s weaknesses with a forcefulness usually associated with its well-known critics. Devigne explores Mill’s writings to demonstrate how his thought has been misconstrued--as well as oversimplified--to the detriment of our understanding of liberalism itself.