Community and Conflict: The Sources of Liberal Solidarity [Hardcover]

Rather than undermining it, this book argues that moral conflict is necessary for a liberal political community. It develops a new philosophical basis for political association based on an innovative account of the way journey narratives in literature shed light on the possibilities for solidarity in modern democratic societies.Introduction: Strangers Why Liberal Community Matters The Shape of a Shared Life Community as Pilgrimage Community as Escape Community as Quest On Companionship Political FriendshipDEREK EDYVANE is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of York, UK. He is the author of a number of articles on liberalism and community.