In Two Faces of Liberalism, John Gray argues that liberal thought has
always contained two incompatible philosophies. In one, liberalism is a
theory of a universal rational consensus, which enables the achievement
of the best way of life for all humankind. In the other, liberalism is
the project of seeking terms of peaceful coexistence between different
regimes and ways of life.
John Gray argues that the liberalism
of rational consensus is anachronistic in a time when most late modern
societies contain several ways of life, with many people belonging to
more than one. The future of liberalism lies with a project of modus
vivendi, first outlined in the writings of Thomas Hobbes. In the course
of his argument, Gray presents a new interpretation of liberal
toleration and argues that value--pluralism in ethics can support a
revised view of universal human rights.
This accessible book
will be of great interest to students and scholars of political thought,
moral and political philosophy, social and critical theory and cultural
studies.
The Two Faces of Liberalism - John Gray
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