Liberal Moments: Reading Liberal Texts (Textual Moments in the History of Political Thought)

Liberalism today has perhaps more supporters and adversaries than any other political movement. This volume traces liberalism's global ascent through essays about some of the thinkers and actors who participated in its rise and spread. The essays included here present for the first time in one place the geographic and ideological diversity of liberal thought and practice as it developed since the eighteenth century. By exploring thinkers as diverse as Montesquieu, Abraham Lincoln, Jacob Burckhardt, Khayr al-Din, Hu Shih, John Rawls, and Czeslaw Milosz, this volume contributes toward a better understanding of liberalisms past and present. Each chapter opens with a critical passage from the author under consideration and explores the author’s significance for liberalism. By facilitating a direct encounter with influential authors and texts, the volume serves as an introduction both to the multiple dimensions of liberalism and to reading texts in political thought. By engaging with particular liberal moments, the essays allow readers to create and explore conversations among liberalisms across time and space. It thus encourages a broader and more nuanced understanding of the nature and history of liberalism. Stimulating, accessible and interdisciplinary, Liberal Moments will appeal to students and scholars in the history of political thought, intellectual history and beyond. N.B. Please ensure that any images originally supplied in colour are supplied in greyscale for print deliverables (print and POD PDFs) and colour for all others (including eBook and XML). Liberalism Today Has Perhaps More Supporters And Adversaries Than Any Other Political Movement. This Volume Traces Liberalism's Global Ascent Through Essays About Some Of The Thinkers And Actors Who Participated In Its Rise And Spread. The Essays Included Here Present For The First Time In One Place The Geographic And Ideological Diversity Of Liberal Thought And Practice As It Developed Since The Eighteenth Century. By Exploring Thinkers As Diverse As Montesquieu, Abraham Lincoln, Jacob Burckhardt, Khayr Al-din, Hu Shih, John Rawls, And Czeslaw Milosz, This Volume Contributes Toward A Better Understanding Of Liberalisms Past And Present.-- Explores The Work Of The Pivotal Thinkers In The Liberal Tradition From Montesquieu To The Present, Exploring Liberalism As The First Truly Global Form Of Political Thought-- Introduction / Ewa Atanassow And Alan S. Kahan -- Part One. Liberal Beginnings. Montesquieu / Catherine Larrère, Translated By Alan S. Kahan -- In Praise Of Liberty: Madame De Staël's Considerations / Aurelian Craiutu -- Benjamin Constant On The Liberty Of The Ancients And The Moderns / Jeremy Jennings -- Jeremy Bentham / Emmanuelle De Champs -- James Madison / Michael P. Zuckert -- Tocqueville's New Liberalism / Ewa Atanassow -- Part Two. Liberalism Confronts The World. Abraham Lincoln's Commentary On The “plain Unmistakable Language” Of The Declaration Of Independence -- Diana J. Schaub -- John Stuart Mill / Nicholas Capaldi -- Alexander Herzen / Robert Neil Harris -- T. H. Green / John Morrow -- Sarmiento: Liberalism Between Civilization And Barbarism / Iván Jaksić -- Namik Kemal's Constitutional Liberalism: Sovereignty, Justice And The Critique Of The Tanzimat / H. Ozan Ozavci -- Khayr Al-din Basha / Nouh El Harmouzi -- Jacob Burckhardt's Dystopic Liberalism / Alan S. Kahan -- Part Three. Liberalism Confront The Twentieth Century. Max Weber / Joshua Derman -- Was Keynes A Liberal? / Reinhard Blomert -- John Dewey And Liberal Democracy / James T. Kloppenberg -- Public Ownership And Totalitarianism: Hu Shih's Reflections / Lei Yi, Translated By Yang Xiao -- Hannah Arendt: Power, Action, And The Foundation Of Freedom / Roger Berkowitz -- Reading F. A. Hayek / Edwige Kacenelenbogen -- Maruyama Masao And Liberalism In Japan / Reiji Matsumoto -- Liberty And Value Pluralism: Isaiah Berlin's Two Concepts Of Freedom / George Crowder -- Czeslaw Milosz / Michel Maslowski -- John Rawls / Chad Van Schoelandt Edited By Ewa Atanassow And Alan S. Kahan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Title page Copyright page Contents List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1 Liberal Beginnings Chapter 1 Montesquieu Chapter 2 In Praise of Liberty: Madame de Staël’s Considerations Chapter 3 Benjamin Constant on the Liberty of the Ancients and the Moderns Chapter 4 Jeremy Bentham Chapter 5 James Madison Chapter 6 Tocqueville’s New Liberalism Part 2 Liberalism Confronts the World Chapter 7 Abraham Lincoln’s Commentary on the ‘Plain Unmistakable Language’ of the Declaration of Independence Chapter 8 John Stuart Mill Chapter 9 Alexander Herzen Chapter 10 T. H. Green Chapter 11 Sarmiento: Liberalism between Civilization and Barbarism Chapter 12 Namik Kemal’s Constitutional Liberalism: Sovereignty, Justice and the Critique of the Tanzimat Chapter 13 Khayr al-Din Basha Chapter 14 Jacob Burckhardt’s Dystopic Liberalism Part 3 Liberalism Confronts the Twentieth Century Chapter 15 Max Weber Chapter 16 Was Keynes a Liberal? Chapter 17 John Dewey and Liberal Democracy Chapter 18 Public Ownership and Totalitarianism: Hu Shih’s Reflections Chapter 19 Hannah Arendt: Power, Action and the Foundation of Freedom Chapter 20 Reading F. A. Hayek Chapter 21 Maruyama Masao and Liberalism in Japan1 Chapter 22 Liberty and Value Pluralism: Isaiah Berlin’s ‘Two Concepts of Freedom’ Chapter 23 Czesław Miłosz Chapter 24 John Rawls Notes Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Further Reading Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Index "Liberalism has been one of the leading incarnations of political thought for the past two centuries and it was also the first form of political theory to acquire a truly global reach. This volume examines the work of the most pivotal thinkers in the liberal tradition, starting with Montesquieu and proceeding to a wide range of authors from the French Revolution to the present. The book is distinctive in encompassing the wide spectrum of views historically encompassed by liberalism, revealing its geographical as well as intellectual scope by including conceptions of liberalism formed in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. Twenty-four chapters cover thinkers including Madame de Stael, Alexis de Tocqueville, Abraham Lincoln, John Stuart Mill Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, John Dewey, Hu Shih, Hannah Arendt and John Rawls. Each chapter offers a commentary on a short critical passage from the author concerned. Essayists use their chosen passage to explore the meaning and significance of the author's work for both the historical tradition of liberalism and for political thought more generally. The book is organized chronologically, building up a richly detailed overview of the tradition of liberalism and its key writings. The book will be an indispensible companion to courses on liberal thought, on political ideologies and on the history of political thought and will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, philosophy and history."-- "Explores the work of the pivotal thinkers in the liberal tradition from Montesquieu to the present, exploring liberalism as the first truly global form of political thought"-- This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Liberalism today has perhaps more supporters and adversaries than any other political movement. This volume traces liberalism's global ascent through essays about some of the thinkers and actors who participated in its rise and spread. The essays included here present for the first time in one place the geographic and ideological diversity of liberal thought and practice as it developed since the eighteenth century. By exploring thinkers as diverse as Montesquieu, Abraham Lincoln, Jacob Burckhardt, Khayr al-Din, Hu Shih, John Rawls, and Czeslaw Milosz, this volume contributes toward a better understanding of liberalisms past and present. Each chapter opens with a critical passage from the author under consideration and explores the author's significance for liberalism. By facilitating a direct encounter with influential authors and texts, the volume serves as an introduction both to the multiple dimensions of liberalism and to reading texts in political thought. By engaging with particular liberal moments, the essays allow readers to create and explore conversations among liberalisms across time and space. It thus encourages a broader and more nuanced understanding of the nature and history of liberalism. Stimulating, accessible and interdisciplinary, Liberal Moments will appeal to students and scholars in the history of political thought, intellectual history and beyond. "Liberalism has been one of the leading incarnations of political thought for the past two centuries and it was also the first form of political theory to acquire a truly global reach. This volume examines the work of the most pivotal thinkers in the liberal tradition, starting with Montesquieu and proceeding to a wide range of authors from the French Revolution to the present. The book is distinctive in encompassing the wide spectrum of views historically encompassed by liberalism, revealing its geographical as well as intellectual scope by including conceptions of liberalism formed in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. Twenty-four chapters cover thinkers including Madame de Stael, Alexis de Tocqueville, Abraham Lincoln, John Stuart Mill Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq, John Dewey, Hu Shih, Hannah Arendt and John Rawls. Each chapter offers a commentary on a short critical passage from the author concerned. Essayists use their chosen passage to explore the meaning and significance of the author's work for both the historical tradition of liberalism and for political thought more generally. The book is organized chronologically, building up a richly detailed overview of the tradition of liberalism and its key writings. The book will be an indispensible companion to courses on liberal thought, on political ideologies and on the history of political thought and will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, philosophy and history."-- Provided by publisher Liberalism today has perhaps more supporters and adversaries than any other political movement. This volume traces liberalism's global ascent through essays about some of the thinkers and actors who participated in its rise and spread. The essays included here present for the first time in one place the geographic and ideological diversity of liberal thought and practice as it developed since the eighteenth century. By exploring thinkers as diverse as Montesquieu, Abraham Lincoln, Jacob Burckhardt, Khayr al-Din, Hu Shih, John Rawls, and Czeslaw Milosz, this volume contributes toward a better understanding of liberalisms past and present.

Each chapter opens with a critical passage from the author under consideration and explores the author's significance for liberalism. By facilitating a direct encounter with influential authors and texts, the volume serves as an introduction both to the multiple dimensions of liberalism and to reading texts in political thought. By engaging with particular liberal moments, the essays allow readers to create and explore conversations among liberalisms across time and space. It thus encourages a broader and more nuanced understanding of the nature and history of liberalism. Stimulating, accessible and interdisciplinary, Liberal Moments will appeal to students and scholars in the history of political thought, intellectual history and beyond.