The Liberal Mind

by Kenneth Minogue

Overview

Kenneth Minogue offers a brilliant and provocative exploration of liberalism in the Western world today: its roots and its influences, its present state, and its prospects in the new century. The Liberal Mind limns the taxonomy of a way of thinking that constitutes the very consciousness of most people in most Western countries.

Kenneth Minogue is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of London.

Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865973084
Publisher:	Liberty Fund Inc.
Publication date:	02/01/2001
Pages:	233
Sales rank:	270,412
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

Preface to the Liberty Fund Edition vii Preface xiii One • Introduction
1 Suffering Situations 1
2 Is Liberalism an Ideology? 12 Two • The Anatomy of Liberalism
1 A Philosophy of Desiring 17
2 The Commands of Reason 22
3 The Uses of Calculation 31
4 The Puritan Contribution 40
5 The Structure of Generic Man 46
6 Tradition and the Two Liberalisms 54 Three · Ethics and Politics
1 Moral Experience 61
2 The Illusion of Ultimate Agreement 70
3 Politics and Technique 79 Four · Moral and Political Evasions
1 The Doctrine of Needs 91
2 The Lure of the Positive Approach 99
3 How to Make Trends and Influence People 108
4 Scientific Moralism 115 Five · Society and Its Variation
1 Society as an Aspiration 123
2 The Uses of Society 131
3 Education and Society 137 Six · Freedom
1 Freedom as a Manner of Living 145
2 Freedom and Spontaneity 155
3 Public Provision and Moral Protection 159 Seven · Conclusion
1 The Moral Character of Liberalism 166
2 The Balance of Liberalism 175 Index 181