Robert Devigne
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300112429
- eISBN:
- 9780300133905
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300112429.001.0001
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Political Philosophy
This book challenges prevailing interpretations of the political and moral thought of John Stuart Mill and the theoretical underpinnings of modern liberal philosophy. The book explains how Mill drew ...
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This book challenges prevailing interpretations of the political and moral thought of John Stuart Mill and the theoretical underpinnings of modern liberal philosophy. The book explains how Mill drew from ancient and romantic thought as well as past religious practices to reconcile conflicts and antinomies (liberty and virtue, self-interest and morality, equality and human excellence) that were hobbling traditional liberalism. The book shows that Mill, regarded as a seminal writer in the liberal tradition, critiques liberalism's weaknesses with a forcefulness usually associated with its well-known critics. The book explores Mill's writings to demonstrate how his thought has been misconstrued—as well as oversimplified—to the detriment of our understanding of liberalism itself.Less
This book challenges prevailing interpretations of the political and moral thought of John Stuart Mill and the theoretical underpinnings of modern liberal philosophy. The book explains how Mill drew from ancient and romantic thought as well as past religious practices to reconcile conflicts and antinomies (liberty and virtue, self-interest and morality, equality and human excellence) that were hobbling traditional liberalism. The book shows that Mill, regarded as a seminal writer in the liberal tradition, critiques liberalism's weaknesses with a forcefulness usually associated with its well-known critics. The book explores Mill's writings to demonstrate how his thought has been misconstrued—as well as oversimplified—to the detriment of our understanding of liberalism itself.
Jeffrey W. Robbins
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231156363
- eISBN:
- 9780231527132
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231156363.003.0008
- Subject:
- Philosophy, Political Philosophy
This chapter analyzes two recent works that represent options regarding a new paradigm of political theology—which involves contrasting definitions and genealogies of political theology, each with ...
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This chapter analyzes two recent works that represent options regarding a new paradigm of political theology—which involves contrasting definitions and genealogies of political theology, each with its own articulation of the present challenges. The first representative theory comes from Mark Lilla, whose work, A Stillborn God, critiques modern liberal philosophy for its tolerance for political theology. Lilla views the persistence of political theology as a repudiation of the “great separation,” and therefore as a sign of the failure of modern liberalism and modern political order. A contrasting perspective is provided by Michael Allen Gillespie, whose The Theological Origins of Modernity raises objections to any of those who wish to purge either theology or religion from contemporary political and philosophical deliberations.Less
This chapter analyzes two recent works that represent options regarding a new paradigm of political theology—which involves contrasting definitions and genealogies of political theology, each with its own articulation of the present challenges. The first representative theory comes from Mark Lilla, whose work, A Stillborn God, critiques modern liberal philosophy for its tolerance for political theology. Lilla views the persistence of political theology as a repudiation of the “great separation,” and therefore as a sign of the failure of modern liberalism and modern political order. A contrasting perspective is provided by Michael Allen Gillespie, whose The Theological Origins of Modernity raises objections to any of those who wish to purge either theology or religion from contemporary political and philosophical deliberations.
