1st Edition

The Modern Liberal Theory of Man

By Gerald F. Gaus Copyright 1983
324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

324 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1983. The primary argument of this book is that there is a coherent tradition of liberal thinking that extends from L. S. Mill, through liberals like T. H. Green, Bernard Bosanquet, L. T. Hobhouse and John Dewey to John Rawls. The author places Rawls within a longstanding tradition of liberal thinking, while also arguing that Green and Hobhouse are not simply of historical... Read more

Acknowledgements;  Introductory;  Part One: Human Nature;  1. Individuality  2. Sociability: Social Life  3. Sociability: Community  4. Developmentalism;  Part Two: Politics;  5. Liberty  6. Democracy  7. Economic Organisation;  Concluding Remarks;  Bibliography;  Index

Biography

Gerald F. Gaus