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Narrative Power and Liberal Truth
Eldon J. Eisenach
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Description for Narrative Power and Liberal Truth
Hardback. A collection of 11 previously published essays and articles written by Eisenach between 1978 and 1997. The aim of bringing these essays together is to show their relationship to postmodernist critiques of liberalism. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JPA; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
Liberal political thought-from its origins in the seventeenth-century through today's rights discourse-is grounded in the ideal of the autonomous individual. As the theory holds, these individuals are "born in freedom" from religious, political, social or economic obligations and then construct these systems through individual and collective choices. Over the past thirty years, however, this understanding of freedom has been challenged from a variety of perspectives. Eldon J. Eisenach has been at the forefront of that challenge, stressing the centrality of religious elements and assumptions in liberal writings that many scholars suppressed or ignored. In Narrative Power and Liberal Truth ... Read more
Liberal political thought-from its origins in the seventeenth-century through today's rights discourse-is grounded in the ideal of the autonomous individual. As the theory holds, these individuals are "born in freedom" from religious, political, social or economic obligations and then construct these systems through individual and collective choices. Over the past thirty years, however, this understanding of freedom has been challenged from a variety of perspectives. Eldon J. Eisenach has been at the forefront of that challenge, stressing the centrality of religious elements and assumptions in liberal writings that many scholars suppressed or ignored. In Narrative Power and Liberal Truth ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742507906
SKU
V9780742507906
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About Eldon J. Eisenach
Eldon J. Eisenach is professor of political science at the University of Tulsa, and author of The Next Religious Establishment.
Reviews for Narrative Power and Liberal Truth
Fine writing style and impressive depth of scholarship.
Political Studies Review
Serious scholars of any of these thinkers will benefit from Eisenach's book. Recommended.
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Political Studies Review
Serious scholars of any of these thinkers will benefit from Eisenach's book. Recommended.
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