Democratic Society and Human NeedsMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 2006 M10 25 - 288 pages In Democratic Society and Human Needs Noonan examines the moral grounds for liberalism and democracy, arguing that contemporary democracy was created through needs-based struggles against classical liberal rights, which are essentially exclusionary. For him, a democratic society is one in which human beings collectively control necessary life-resources, using them to promote the essential human value of free capability realization. His critique of globalization and liberal-capitalism vindicates radical social and economic democratization and provides an essential step towards understanding the vast discrepancies between rich and poor within and between democratic countries. |
Contents
THE EMERGENCE OF NEEDSBASED SOCIAL MORALITY | 51 |
THE EVOLUTION OF CLASSICAL LIBERAL SOCIAL MORALITY | 131 |
A PROJECT FOR SOCIAL DEMOCRATIZATION | 199 |
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