Harris, Lilla, and the Politics of Identity
For only then can reason ensure that the moral and social bonds of universal human brotherhood are sustained.
John R. Wood, Jr.
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For only then can reason ensure that the moral and social bonds of universal human brotherhood are sustained.
By the end of the twentieth century, liberal democracy seemed not only triumphant but, to some, inevitable.
The bonds of nationalism, ethnicity, and religion would either wither away or perhaps allow numerous tribes to co-exist in and open and tolerant multicultural setting.
Mark Lilla has written a book asserting that liberals should be more committed democrats.
As a young man the great economist was influenced by positivist circles in his native Austria. He expressed no faith or belief in God, and adopted a scientific materialism.