POLS 110 Lecture Notes - The Good Life, Liberal Democracy, Civil Society
14 Apr 2013
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Taylor"s problems with liberalism: too much individualism, technology over humanity uncritical acceptance of technology, principle of alienation isolated from society in but not within, hypertrophy too much choice, too much of a good thing. Liberalism raises questions about : the need for real participation. Discussion about ends as well as means: how to get an engaged citizenry, does pursuit of private interest= public good, contradiction between representation and freedom. Democracy is more than what we do during elections. Barber: do we practise politics as zoo keeping : animals kept in a cage don"t know we are not free, civil society as a jungle, state to keep different species apart. Freedom to pursue the most banal ends. That liberalism does not create enough community (quantity) Taylor does not believe that man is self-sufficient alone. Aristotle"s belief that man is a political animal. Community: tight bonds, meaningful interactions, examples: family, church.
