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ERIC Number: EJ352680
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Scholars Rethink Liberal Theory.
Winkler, Karen J.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n32 p6-8 Apr 22 1987
Challenged by the rise of the New Right and the Reagan Administration, liberal theorists are reformulating liberalism. Individualism, at the heart of liberal theory, has been attacked for destroying the sense of civic obligation and community spirit. Some critics of liberalism called communitarians are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Democracy, Higher Education, Individualism, Liberalism, Moral Issues, Moral Values, Personal Autonomy, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Values, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Communitarians; Law; Reagan Administration