The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism with Dr. Matthew McManus (Spelman College).

The Following video is a special presentation of my Book series on Classical German Philosophy and Post-Kantian Thought. The title of today's episode is: The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism with Dr. Matthew McManus (Spelman College). In this extra special episode of: The Young Idealist Series, I invited Dr. Matthew McManus who is a political Scientist, and an assistant professor in the Political Science department at Spelman College.

Dr. McManus has also held teaching positions at the University of Michigan and Tec de Monterrey amongst many others. Dr McManus is the author of several books including: The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism and The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism. Dr. McManus' forthcoming works include an edited essay collection on Analytical Marxism and Democratic Socialism in the 21st Century: Revisiting G.A Cohen and the on What is Liberal Socialism?

The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism (Routledge, 2024).

"Dr. McManus presents a comprehensive guide to the liberal socialist tradition, stretching from Mary Wollstonecraft and Thomas Paine through John Stuart Mill to Irving Howe, John Rawls, and Charles Mills.

Providing a comprehensive critical genealogy of liberal socialism from a sympathetic but critical standpoint, McManus traces its core to the Revolutionary period that catalyzed major divisions in liberal political theory to the French Revolution that saw the emergence of writers like Mary Wollstonecraft and Thomas Paine who argued that liberal principles could only be inadequately instantiated in a society with high levels of material and social inequality to John Stuart Mill, the first major thinker who declared himself a liberal and a socialist and who made major contributions to both traditions through his efforts to synthesize and conciliate them. McManus argues for liberal socialism as a political theory which could truly secure equality and liberty for all.

An essential book on the tradition of liberal socialism for students, researchers, and scholars of political science and humanities."

Link to the book:

https://www.routledge.com/The-Politic...

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