{"product_id":"9789041118745","title":"Law and Philosophy Library: Morality and Commitment in a Liberal Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLaw and Philosophy Library: Morality and Commitment in a Liberal Society\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBaurmann, Michael\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Market of Virtue - Morality and Commitment in a  Liberal\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSociety\u003c\/em\u003e is a contribution to the present controversy  between liberalism and communitarianism. This controversy is not only  confined to academic circles but is becoming of increasing interest to  a wider public. It has become popular again today to criticize a  liberal market society as being a society in which morality and  virtues are increasingly being displaced by egoism and utility  maximization. According to this view the competition between  individuals and the dissolution of community ties erode the respect  for the interests of others and undermine the commitment to the common  good. The present book, however, develops quite a different picture of  a liberal society. An analysis of its fundamental principles shows  that anonymous market-relations and competition are by no means the  only traits of a liberal society. Such a society also provides the  framework for freedom of cooperation and association. It gives its  citizens the right to cooperate with other people in pursuit of their  own interests. Just as the rivalry between competitors is a basic  element of a liberal society so is the cooperation between partners.  Thus not only self-centred individualism is rewarded. The main part of  the book explains how the freedom to cooperate and to establish social  ties lays the empirical foundation for the emergence of civil virtues  and moral integrity. It is the basic insight of this analysis that it  can no longer be maintained that a liberal society is incapable of  producing moral attitudes and social commitment. If a civil society  can develop under a liberal order, then one can reckon with citizens  who voluntarily contribute to public goods and who commit themselves  of their own accord to the society, its constitution and  institutions.\u003cbr\u003e  However this book not only develops further arguments for the current  debate between liberalism and communitarianism by explainingthe  emergence of morality and virtue in a market society. It also provides  new aspects for the present theoretical and methodological  controversies over the fundaments of the social sciences and  contributes to the advancement of the modern individualistic approach  in social theory. In this context it aims especially at an improvement  of a sociological model of behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2002-08-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789041118745\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 170\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46607999729804,"sku":"9789041118745","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789041118745.jpg?v=1773278070","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789041118745","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}