Liberalism and Democracy are a collection of essays on the subject of the relationship between Classical Liberalism as a school of thought, and Democracy as a form of government. As the reader progresses through the book, the essays build upon the subject matter of the previous, to probe further into our western notions of government. Of particular interest are the essays "Rights of Man" and "Democracy and Socialism," which use critical analysis to flip our notions of Liberal Democracy on their heads.

I enjoyed this book thoroughly; in its small size, it touches on most themes in political philosophy (save feminism), and serves a an interesting discourse in addition to most discussions of modern political theory. I highly recommend it. ( )

Analiza las sociedades pos revolucion 1789, pos feudalistas de tal manera que explica la relacion, a veces antagónica, a veces aliada, entre el liberalismo y la democracia. Mientras el primero busca un Estado de derecho y un Estado mínimo, la segunda busca la igualdad y aumentar el poder de las mayorías. ( )

Explores relationship and tension between democracy and liberalism, where liberalism is understood (roughly) as individual freedoms, and democracy is understood as either a formal/juridical process of determining government or a call for social equality.

A good book, very short, but scattered. It's not even that it could have benefited from an editor -- it's beyond that. The presentation is not at all programmatic, and you don't feel much sense of continuity between chapters, nor much sense of why the chapters are divided the way they are. ( )