Defending Ideals: War, Democracy, and Political Struggles

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Psychology Press, 2004 - 157
In this book, Drucilla Cornell examines the crisis on the left and asks how we can turn back toward more left-wing ideals. She looks at the meaning of freedom through various lenses as well as the dissolution of feminism. She discusses and critiques such major thinkers as: Amartya Sen, Adorno, Martha Nussbaum, John Rawls, Richard Falk, and Paul Berman among others.
 

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Living and Dying in Iraq Killing Talk
1
Worlds Apart Perpetual Peace and Infinite War
21
Variegated Visions of Humanity John Rawls
41
Developing Human Capabilities Freedom
63
Civilization Progress and Beyond
85
Reconsidering Nationalisms Feminism and
99
Other Family Stories The Ethics and Politics of
117
Notes
143
Bibliography
151
Index
155
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Drucilla Cornell is Professor of Political Science, Women's Studies, and Comparative Literature at Rutgers University. She is also a playwright and the author, most recently, of Between Women and Generations: Legacies of Dignity (2002).

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