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The Politics of Purpose: Christian Alternatives to Liberalism and Populism

In: After Liberalism?

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  • Adrian Pabst

    (University of Kent)

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The historical reconstruction by Milbank is followed by a thoughtful analysis of the present political situation by Adrian Pabst. Together, these two contributions communicate the core of the criticism of liberalism presented in the book The Politics of Virtue. Pabst shows the convergence towards a position that is anti-human from both opposite political sides, which unconsciously support and cause each other. The pars construens of the proposal is the return to the virtuous dimension of politics, understood from an Aristotelian perspective in its reference to the purpose which is human happiness. But this requires overcoming the anthropological reductionism of both individualism and collectivism. The relational dimension is thus invoked as the only possible path for a post-liberal future.

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  • Adrian Pabst, 2021. "The Politics of Purpose: Christian Alternatives to Liberalism and Populism," Springer Books, in: Martin Schlag & Giulio Maspero (ed.), After Liberalism?, pages 25-45, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-75702-1_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75702-1_2
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