Defending Ideals: War, Democracy, and Political StrugglesPsychology 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 |
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Index | 155 |
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