Idea Of Civil SocietySimon and Schuster, 1992 M09 28 - 241 páginas As the countries of East-Central Europe struggle to create liberal democracy and the United States and other Western nations attempt to rediscover their own tarnished civil institutions, Adam Seligman identifies the neglect of the idea of "civil society" as a central concern common to both cultures today. Two centuries after its origins in the Enlightenment, the idea of civil society is being revived to provide an answer to the question of how individuals can pursue their own interests while preserving the greater good of society and, similarly, how society can advance the interests of the individuals who comprise it. However, as Seligman shows, the erosion of the very moral beliefs and philosophical assumptions upon which the idea of civil society was founded makes its revival much more difficult than is generally recognized. |
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abstract Adam Adam Ferguson American American Exceptionalism arena argument articulated attempt Cambridge characterized Christian Church citizens citizenship civil society tradition classical concrete conflict constitutive contemporary contradiction cultural debate defined definitions discourse ethics distinction EastCentral Europe Eastern Europe economic eighteenth century emerged Emile Durkheim equality ethical Ferguson fundamental G. W. F. Hegel grace Hannah Arendt Hegel historical human Hume Ibid idea of civil identity ideology Immanuel Kant institutional interests Israel John John Locke justice Kant liberalindividualist man’s Marx Max Weber membership modern moral sentiment mutuality nationstate nineteenth century normative participation particular philosophical political theory posited precisely principles problem of civil public sphere Puritan realization realm reason relations religious representation representative rooted S. N. Eisenstadt salient Scottish Enlightenment seen selfinterest seventeenth social order Sociology solidarity sources synthesis thinkers thought transcendent transcendental transformed trust United University Press vision West European Western