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An intellectual history of liberalism by pierre manent. Its a rare opportunity for a look at where were going. As an intellectual history pierre manents concisely written book shows the evolution of ideas over time and anchors the main ideas to a few central thinkers, but gives no historical information dates, characters, circumstances. Highlighting the social tensions that confront the liberal tradition, pierre manent draws a portrait of what we, citizens of modern liberal democracies, have become. For manent, a discussion of liberalism encompasses the foundations of modern society, its secularism, its individualism, and its conception of rights. An intellectual history of liberalism edition 1 by. An intellectual history of liberalism by pierre manent and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It colud be the last rather than the first introduction to the modern liberal political philosophy. An intellectual history of liberalism by manent pierre. Manent, an intellectual history of liberalism, trans.

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