Books by amitai etzioni author of spirit of community goodreads. Rights, responsibilities, and the communitarian agenda. Communitarianism as proposed in amitai etzioni s the spirit of community assumes the moral legitimacy and truth of your community s assumptions about your life. Compounded by the authors occasionally lackluster prose, the book s flaws compete with its. Amitai etzioni amitai etzioni is a professor at george washington university, a former white house adviser, and the author of ten previous books on social policy and philosophy, including capitol corruption and the moral dilemma. Section one addresses the issue of moral reconstruction. Shaping contexts for critical readers, and more on. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Communitarianism as proposed in amitai etzionis the spirit of community assumes the moral legitimacy and truth of your communitys assumptions about your life. About half are academic tomes, the most important of which is the active society, and about half are written for the public, especially the spirit of community. In the spirit of community, renowned professor and former white house fellow amitai etzioni, the founder of the communitarian movement, lays out a blueprint for how in the 1990s americans can move forwardtogether.
Rights, responsibilities, and the communitarian agenda, amitai etzioni, new york. A regular guest on the macneillehrer news hour and npr, etzioni explores the rapidly growing grassroots political movement that calls for a new balance between. Amitai etzioni the department sociology the george. He is a founding editor of the communitarian quarterly, the responsive community. Read the spirit of community rights, responsibilities, and the communitarian agenda by dr. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Explains how americans need to develop or restore a sense of com. An eminent sociologist and political thinker, amitai etzioni senses the pervasive unease in our present society and calls for a new social movement based on the spirit and action of community. Rights, responsibilities and the communitarian agenda new edition by amitai etzioni isbn. Spirit of community by etzioni, amitai and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Etzioni defines it in the spirit of community, communitarianism.
Amitai etzioni is a professor at george washington university, a former white house adviser, and the author of ten previous books on social policy and philosophy, including capitol corruption and the moral dilemma. In the spirit of community, renowned professor and former white house fellow amitai. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Published in this country for the first time, amitai etzionis american bestseller, the spirit of community, argues that we in the west balance our passion for individualism with a. And the spirit of community is vital reading for any american who is engaged with the future of the country in the next decade. He served as senior advisor to the white house from 19791980.
In the spirit of community, renowned professor and former white house fellow amitai etzioni, the founder of the communitarian movement, lays out a blueprint for how in the 1990s americans can move forward together. While many of etzionis recommendations are grounded in common sense, his book fails to grapple with the many important philosophical issues raised by his. In this book, etzioni attempts to go beyond critique and to set out a positive vision of communitarian politics. The spirit of community by amitai etzioni world of books. Spirit of community by amitai etzioni, paperback barnes. Rights, responsibilities and the communitarian agenda. Lee the spirit of community rights, responsibilities, and the communitarian agenda por dr. It offers an external morality without epistemology, theology or logic, without any messy philosophic notions of essence or virtue, without judge or jury. Buy a cheap copy of spirit of community book by amitai etzioni. Van braam, sociologie van het staatsbestuur, antwerpen. Amitai etzioni is a germanborn israeli and american sociologist, best known for.
Rights, responsibilities and the communitarian agenda by etzioni, amitai and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Edited by amitai etzioni, founder of the communitarian network and author of the bestselling books the spirit of community and the new golden rule, this comprehensive collection contains essays. Love of country is the spring from which all other good things flow, from faith in democratic institutions to the spirit of compromise. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Amitai etzioni served as the 86th president of the american sociological association. Amitai etzioni is the first university professor of the george washington university. Amitai etzioni has 77 books on goodreads with 9424 ratings. He was guest scholar at the brookings institution in 19781979. The communitarian perspective, and writing choices.
Etzioni, who has acquired an international reputation for his advocacy of the communitarian point of view, defines communitarianism as a movement designed to bring about the changes in values. See all books authored by amitai etzioni, including rights and the common good. During the 1960s many moral traditions, social values and institutions were challenged or rejected. The characteristics of complex social organisations and in particular the. No form of community matters more in his view than the nation. Rights responsibilities, and the communication agenda, crown publishers, 1993,267 pages. Amitai etzioni s book the spirit of community presents arguments for the adoption of communitarianism, where the community takes responsibility. The spirit of community rights, responsibilities, and the communitarian agenda. Amitai etzioni, author of the spirit of community, on librarything. Rights, responsibilities and the communitarian agenda has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Etzionis new book, reclaiming patriotism, is in many ways a natural capstone to his career. The spirit of community, is said to have drawn the attention of leading politicians on both sides of the atlantic who are concerned to find new ideas to tackle complex contemporary social problems. By amitai etzioni a major statement from the father of the communitarian movement on how to restore moral pupose without sacrificing our hardwon individual freedoms. Amitai etzioni has been the major voice behind the communitarian movement, which one academic has described as one part church sermon, one part reassertion of old values, one part political campaign, and one part social.
His presidential address, entitled the responsive community. In 19871989, he served as the thomas henry carroll ford foundation professor at the harvard business school. The spirit of community calls for a reawakening of our allegiance to the shared values and institutions that sustain us in the spirit of community, renowned professor and former white house fellow amitai etzioni, the founder of the communitarian movement, lays out a blueprint for how in the 1990s americans can move forward together. Spirit community by etzioni amitai abebooks passion for books. He was a guest scholar at the brookings institution in. Rights, responsibilities and the communitarian agenda by amitai etzioni communitarianism is a movement, founded by amitai etzioni in 1991, whose adherents are united in the belief that the west must balance their passion for individualism with a new sense of social responsibility. The book follows the structure of the manifesto, detailing the. Spirit of community by amitai etzioni and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The spirit of community calls for a reawakening of our allegiance to the shared values and institutions that sustain usfrom our. Amitai etzioni books list of books by author amitai etzioni. Amitai etizioni discusses the foundations of communitarianism and finding a balance between individual rights and the responsibilities of community.
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