Liberalism in Modern Times

Published by Central European University Press 1996

Liberalism in Modern Times

Edited by: Ernest Gellner and Cesar Cansino

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789633864852

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About this book

This fascinating study pays tribute to the life and work of the Brazilian essayist, thinker, and diplomat José G. Merquior, who died prematurely in 1991.

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Gellner Ernest :

Ernest Gellner was head of the Centre for the Study of Nationalism, Central European University, Prague.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
CONTRIBUTORS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
POST SCRIPTUM TRISTE Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
INTRODUCTION Ernest Gellner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I On Merquiorian Thought
1 A Panoramic View on the Renaissance of Liberalisms Jose G. Merquior Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
2. Merquior and Liberalism Helio Jaguaribe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. Modernity and Postmodernity in the Thought of Jose Merquior Gregory R Johnson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
4. Merquior the Liberalist Roberto Campos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
5. Variations on a Theme by J. G. Merquior Ghita Ionescu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Part II On Merquiorian Themes
6. Liberalism and Trust John A. Hall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
7. Adam Ferguson and the Surprising Robustness of Civil Society Ernest Gellner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
8. Politics and Morality Norberto Bobbio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
9. On Deliberation: Rethinking Democracy as Politics Itself Ramon Maiz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
10. On 'Postmodern' Scepticism Raymond Boudon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
11. The Futures of Latin America: Conservative or Liberal-Democratic? Cesar Cansino and Victor Alarcon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
PART III On Merquior's Life and Work
12. Jose G. Merquior, 1941-1991 Celso Lafer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
13. Annotated Bibliography of Jose G. Merquior Cesar Cansino and Victor Alarcon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229

Language: English
Publisher: Central European University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 248
Keywords: 20th century; Brazil; Conservatism; Ethics; Festschrift; Political theory; Trust

eBook

Published: June 1, 1996
ISBN: 9789633864852