Contemporary Theories of Liberalism : Public Reason as a Post-Enlightenment Project (Sage Politics Texts)

Provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key tenets of liberalism developed through Hobbes, Locke, Kant and Rawls to contemporary theories and debates. This text introduces and explores dominant theories of public reason, namely, pluralism, Neo-Hobbesianism, pragmatism, deliberative democracy, and political democracy.