Abstract
Michael Freeden's magisterial work, Ideologies and Political Theory, is a key contribution to contemporary political theory, developing the systematic study of political ideologies in terms of their conceptual morphology. This chapter considers the relation of political philosophy, ideologies, and the study of political ideologies, focusing on Freeden's depiction of 'American philosophical liberalism', which he sees as 'an ideological phenomenon like any other liberal doctrine'. The chapter considers two questions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Liberalism as Ideology |
Subtitle of host publication | Essays in Honour of Michael Freeden |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191738203 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780199600670 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 24 2012 |
Keywords
- Cenceptual morphology
- Contemporary political theory
- Freeden
- Freeden
- Ideology
- Liberalism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences