num_pages: 297
description: The book contains twelve essays by Stephen Holmes, Frances M. Kamm, Maria Ludassy, Steven Lukes, Gyorgy Markus, Andras Sajo, Gaspar Miklos Tamas, Andrew Arato, Timothy Garton Ash, Bela Greskovits, Will Kymlicka, and Aleksander Smolar. The studies explore a wide scope of subjects that belong to disciplines ranging from moral philosophy, through theory of human rights, democratic transition, constitutionalism, to political economy. The common denominator of the studies collected is their reference to the scholarly output of Janos Kis, in honor of his sixtieth birthday. Janos Kis is a distinguished political philosopher who, after many years spent as a dissident under the Communist regime, emerged as an important political figure in Hungary's transition to democracy. Currently he is University Professor of Philosophy at Central European University, Budapest.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction by Ronald DworkinI. LIBERAL VALUES1. Judicial independence as ambiguous reality and insiduous illusion (Stephen Holmes)2. Why a rational agent need not intend the means to his end (Frances M. Kamm)3. Language and order: De Bonald's Theory of Language as a paradigm of traditionalist political philosophy (Mária Ludassy)4. Invasions of the Market (Steven Lukes)5. The hope to be free: Freedom as fact, postulate and regulative idea in Kant (Gyorgy Markus)6. Concepts of neutrality and the State (András Sajo)7. On depth and greatness (G. M. Tamas)II. DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION8. The occupation of Iraq and the difficult transition from dictatorship (Andrew Arato)9. "1989" - For János Kis (Timothy Garton Ash)10. Beyond transition: The variety of post-socialist development (Bela Greskovits)11. Nationalism, transnationalism and postnationalism (Will Kymlicka)12. In search of hope and paradigm (Aleksander Smolor)Selected bibliography of János KisList of contributorsIndex
language: English
title: From Liberal Values to Democratic Transition: Essays in honor of János Kis
titlecomplete: From Liberal Values to Democratic Transition: Essays in honor of János Kis
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Central European University Press