Liberalism in Dark Times
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Liberalism in Dark Times
| Full title | Liberalism in Dark Times: The Liberal Ethos in the Twentieth Century |
|---|---|
| Author | Joshua L. Cherniss |
| Published | 2021 |
| Pages | 328 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Joshua Cherniss argues that what held liberalism together in the century of totalitarianism was a disposition rather than a doctrine — a “tempered” ethos traced through Camus, Aron, Berlin, Niebuhr and Weber: scepticism about one’s own righteousness, restraint in the use of power, and a refusal of the ruthlessness fascists and communists presented as realism. |
Where I heard about it
- Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List (March 2026), in the Liberalism, Democracy, and Pluralism section alongside Mill, Lippmann, Talisse and Inazu, marked with a ☑️ (the page gives no legend for the mark). Full transcription: The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List.
Connections
- Liberalism — the tradition the book is about.
- Ideology — the ruthless certainty the tempered ethos is set against.
- The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List — the curriculum this came from.
What links here
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