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Contemporary Thought and Politics: Selected Philosophical Themes
Contemporary Thought and Politics Selected Philosophical Themes Author:Ernest Gellner Gellner's political philosophy in these volumes combines the down-to-earth realism of political sociology with a rational treatment of the normative issues of traditional political thought. In these essays Gellner strives to understand the religions of nationalism, communism and democracy, returning again and again to the basic values of the li... more »beral: social tolerance, rational criticism, human decency and justice.« less