ABSTRACT
Gellner's political philosophy in these volumes combines the down-to-earth realism of political sociology with a rational treatment of the normative issues of traditional political thought. In these essays Gellner strives to understand the religions of nationalism, communism and democracy, returning again and again to the basic values of the liberal: social tolerance, rational criticism, human decency and justice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter Chapter 1|7 pages
Prepare to meet thy doom
A sermon on the ambivalences of progress, reason, liberty, equality and fraternity
chapter Chapter 2|12 pages
Myth, ideology and revolution
chapter Chapter 3|22 pages
Democracy and industrialization
chapter Chapter 4|25 pages
Contemporary thought and politics
chapter Chapter 5|4 pages
Behind the barricades at LSE
chapter Chapter 6|14 pages
The panther and the dove
The panther and the dove Reflections on rebelliousness and its milieux