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Individualism and Public Life: A Modern Dilemma

Ralph Louis Ketcham

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Description:In the spirit of recent works such as Habits of the Heart & The Closing of the American Mind, Ralph Ketcham's Individualism & Public Life asks whether the individualism which has made possible so many of the material advances we enjoy may also be the cause of the shortcomings troubling our society today. By tracing the development of individualism from its origins in classical & Judeo-Christian traditions, & enlisting the insights of East Asian cultures, Ketcham re-evaluates the individualism which characterizes contemporary American society. He then poses a new politics of the public interest, including revised ideas of citizenship, leadership & decision-making in a grand attempt to reconcile the individualism of American liberalism with a healthy conception of public life.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Individualism and Public Life: A Modern Dilemma. To get started finding Individualism and Public Life: A Modern Dilemma, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Basil Blackwell Inc. (NYC)

Release: 1987

ISBN: 0631157735

Description: In the spirit of recent works such as Habits of the Heart & The Closing of the American Mind, Ralph Ketcham's Individualism & Public Life asks whether the individualism which has made possible so many of the material advances we enjoy may also be the cause of the shortcomings troubling our society today. By tracing the development of individualism from its origins in classical & Judeo-Christian traditions, & enlisting the insights of East Asian cultures, Ketcham re-evaluates the individualism which characterizes contemporary American society. He then poses a new politics of the public interest, including revised ideas of citizenship, leadership & decision-making in a grand attempt to reconcile the individualism of American liberalism with a healthy conception of public life.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Individualism and Public Life: A Modern Dilemma. To get started finding Individualism and Public Life: A Modern Dilemma, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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