In this Book
- Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Fate of the Commons
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University Press of New England
- Series: Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
summary
Among the greatest challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century is that of sustaining a healthy civil society, which depends upon managing the tension between individual and collective interests. Bruce R. Sievers explores this issue by investigating ways to balance the public and private sides of modern life in a manner that allows realization of the ideal of individual freedom and, at the same time, makes possible the effective pursuit of the common good. He traces the development of civil society from the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic and the eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment, analyzes its legacy for modern political life, and explores how historical trends in the formation of civil society and philanthropy aid or impede our achievement of public goods in the modern era.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. xiii-xvii
- 1. The Concept of Civil Society
- pp. 1-11
- 2. Institutional Structures
- pp. 12-30
- 3. Normative Traditions
- pp. 31-44
- 5. The Enlightenment Legacy
- pp. 63-83
- 6. Civil Society in America
- pp. 84-106
- Bibliography
- pp. 179-194
Additional Information
ISBN
9781584659143
Related ISBN(s)
9781584658511, 9781584658955
MARC Record
OCLC
649914521
Pages
205
Launched on MUSE
2012-07-25
Language
English
Open Access
No