Originally published in Italian under title: Liberi e ugual Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Democratic individualism -- Private happiness -- An "ism" to be used with caution -- A brief history of individualism -- The individual against politics -- Economic individualism -- Apathy and solitude -- Identitarian community -- Regeneration -- Judgment and disagreement.
Summary:
"In a well-reasoned and thought-provoking polemic, respected political theorist Nadia Urbinati explores a profound shift in the ideology of individualism, from the ethical nineteenth-century standard, in which each person cooperates with others as equals for the betterment of their lives and the community, to the contemporary "I don't give a damn" maxim. Identifying this "tyranny of the moderns" as the most radical risk that modern democracy currently faces, the author examines the critical necessity of reestablishing the role of the individual citizen as a free and equal agent of democratic society"-- Provided by publisher.
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