"The Life and Times of Liberal Democracy" provides a compelling critique of the assumptions underlying liberal democracy. The author argues that liberal democracy has long been underpinned by capitalist values, which could lead to injustice. However, if we broaden our concept of liberal democracy, we may create a society where all members truly have equal opportunities to realize their potential. This book is a must-read for those interested in political philosophy and the future of democracy.

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Author: C.B Macpherson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1979
Condition: Hardcover, Very Good, Paper Dustcover, Minor damage to external dustcover, slight foxing on internal pages

In this brief but powerful book, acclaimed political philosopher C.B. Macpherson sets out in bold relief the essence of liberal democracy, both as it is currently conceived and as it might be reimagined. Macpherson argues that from its beginnings liberal democracy has accepted the underpinning
principle of capitalist societies, that the "market maketh man." If that remains the central assumption of liberal democracy, Macpherson declares, then as an organizing framework for society, liberal democracy has reached the end of its useful life. But if a broader concept of liberal democracy is accepted-"if [Macpherson writes] liberal democracy is taken to mean a society striving to ensure that all its members are equally free to realize their capabilities"-the great days of liberal democracy may yet lie ahead.

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