Daniel Bell and the Agony of Modern Liberalism (Contributions in Political Science)

ISBN: 0313242798

Author: Liebowitz, Nathan

Condition: New

Review ?Liebowitz does an excellent job in unravelling the many conflicts and contradictions that face many liberal intellectuals (in this case, Daniel Bell) today. Liebowitz's discussion of attenpts by Karl Mannheim, Bell, and others to distinguish between the concept of ideology' and utopia' and the implications of this distinction is first-rate. Liebowitz also offers a fine treatment of Bell's years at the New Leader and Fortune as well as his academic years. Liebowitz spend many hours interviewing Bell and has a thorough knowledge of his writings and those of his critics. The influence of Sidney Hook and John Dewey is clearly revealed. ... Exhaustive documentation. College, university, and large public libraries.?-Choice"Liebowitz does an excellent job in unravelling the many conflicts and contradictions that face many liberal intellectuals (in this case, Daniel Bell) today. Liebowitz's discussion of attenpts by Karl Mannheim, Bell, and others to distinguish between the concept of ideology' and utopia' and the implications of this distinction is first-rate. Liebowitz also offers a fine treatment of Bell's years at the New Leader and Fortune as well as his academic years. Liebowitz spend many hours interviewing Bell and has a thorough knowledge of his writings and those of his critics. The influence of Sidney Hook and John Dewey is clearly revealed. ... Exhaustive documentation. College, university, and large public libraries."-Choice