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a| Crăiuțu, Aurelian
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a| Faces of moderation :
b| the art of balance in an age of extremes /
c| Aurelian Craiutu.
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a| Philadelpia :
b| University of Pennsylvania Press,
c| 2017.
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a| 295 pages ;
c| 24 cm.
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a| Contains bibliographical references and index.
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a| Prologue: in search of elusive virtue -- The ethos of moderation -- The lucidity of moderation: Raymond Aron as a "commited observer" -- Moderation as a face of moderation: Norberto Bobbia's politics of dialogue -- Moderation and trimming: Michael Oakeshott's politics of skepticism -- Radical moderation and the search for moral clarity: Adam Michnik's lesson -- Epilogue: beyond the golden mean.
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a| "Aristotle listed moderation as one of the moral virtues. He also defined virtue as the mean between extremes, implying that moderation plays a vital role in all forms of moral excellence. But moderation's protean character-its vague and ill-defined omnipresence in judgment and action-makes it exceedingly difficult to grasp theoretically. At the same time, moderation seems to be the foundation of many contemporary democratic political regimes, because the competition between parties cannot properly function without compromise and bargaining. The success of representative government and its institutions depends to a great extent on the virtue of moderation, yet the latter persists in being absent from both the conceptual discourse of many political philosophers and the campaign speeches of politicians fearful of losing elections if they are perceived as moderates. Aurelian Craiutu aims to resolve this paradox. Examining the writings of prominent twentieth-century thinkers such as Raymond Aron, Isaiah Berlin, Norberto Bobbio, Michael Oakeshott, and Adam Michnik, he addresses the following questions: What does it mean to be a moderate voice in political and public life? What are the virtues and limits of moderation? Can moderation be the foundation for a successful platform or party? Though critics maintain that moderation is merely a matter of background and personal temperament, Craiutu finds several basic norms that have consistently appeared in different national and political contexts. The authors studied in this book defended pluralism, of ideas, interests, and social forces, and sought to achieve a sound balance between them through political trimming. They shared a preoccupation with political evil and human dignity, but refused to see the world in Manichaean terms that divide it neatly into the forces of light and those of darkness. Faces of Moderation argues that moderation remains crucial for today's encounters with new forms of extremism and fundamentalism across the world."--Publisher
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a| Moderation
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a| Aron, Raymond,
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a| Bobbio, Norberto,
d| 1909-2004.
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a| Oakeshott, Michael,
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a| Michnik, Adam.
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