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Relativism and the Foundations of Liberalism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2005

Nasser Behnegar
Nasser Behnegar
Affiliation:
Boston College
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Relativism and the Foundations of Liberalism. By Graham Long. Exeter, UK: Imprint Academic, 2004. 250p. $59.00.

A work that treats relativism without mentioning Nietzsche, the foundations of liberalism without mentioning Locke, and universalism without discussing any of the great philosophers from Plato to Hegel is apt to be defective. Yet Graham Long's book proves that such a work can still merit serious attention. Through his taste for rigorous arguments, his seriousness of purpose, and his knowledge of the literature written in the spirit of English analytical philosophy and academic liberalism more generally, he has succeeded in producing a book that is both thoughtful and thought-provoking.

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BOOK REVIEWS: POLITICAL THEORY
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Perspectives on Politics , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , December 2005 , pp. 877 - 879
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© 2005 American Political Science Association

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