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Why not moderation? : letters to young radicals / Aurelian Craiutu

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024

1 online resource (xiii, 261 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Englisch

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Erscheint auch als: (Druck-Ausgabe)

978-1-108-84885-5 (ebook); 978-1-108-49495-3 (hardback); 978-1-108-81671-7 (paperback)

978-1-108-49495-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 1409393798     

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1017/9781108848855

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LOC-SH: Political culture -- United States ; Moderation -- Political aspects -- United States ; Radicalism -- United States ; Polarization (Social sciences) -- United States ; United States -- Politics and government

Moderation is often presented as a simple virtue for lukewarm and indecisive minds, searching for a fuzzy center between the extremes. Not surprisingly, many politicians do not want to be labelled 'moderates' for fear of losing elections. Why Not Moderation? challenges this conventional image and shows that moderation is a complex virtue with a rich tradition and unexplored radical sides. Through a series of imaginary letters between a passionate moderate and two young radicals, the book outlines the distinctive political vision undergirding moderation and makes a case for why we need this virtue today in America. Drawing on clearly written and compelling sources, Craiutu offers an opportunity to rethink moderation and participate in the important public debate on what kind of society we want to live in. His book reminds us that we cannot afford to bargain away the liberal civilization and open society we have inherited from our forefathers.