Suchergebnisse

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: The liberalism of flourishing: Two versions; 1 Intellectualist-moralist liberalism of flourishing; 2 Comprehensive liberalism of flourishing; 3 The liberalism of flourishing and autonomy liberalism: Some comparisons; PART II: Flourishing, art, and the state; 4 Art and flourishing; 5 Art and the liberal state; PART III: Liberalism, art, and religion; 6 Liberalism, religion, nationalism: Liberalism in the domains of meaning; Bibliography; Index.

Abstract
In recent years there have been numerous warnings in the press and in the social networks that Israel is about to convert its liberal democracy into a fascist regime. This Article argues that the occupation of the West Bank stands at the root of the most important processes that have been taking place in Israel in the past five decades. One of those processes is the erosion of Israel's liberalism. I claim that the prolongation of the occupation is the central, lasting threat to Israel's liberalism. In essence, the occupation breeds denunciations of and protests against the government and the Israel Defense Forces, and these, in turn, bring about measures on the part of the government and right-wing civil society organizations that undermine or threaten Israel's liberalism. In addition, the full-scale wars between Israel and Gaza, and the continuation of violence between the parties in the periods between the wars, undermine or threaten Israel's liberalism.

Abstract
The proliferation of neoliberalism has unavoidably bred an impoverishment of meaning in the lives of people. The more neoliberal a state is the more religious its populace is likely to turn. If this is accompanied by the decline of the meaning provided by the narratives and practices of the nation-state, religion remains the only real source of big meaning for the citizens of the post-nationalist neoliberal state. The combination of neoliberalism and post-nationalism is therefore a potential threat to the future prospects of secular liberal-democracy. The liberal state cannot provide its citizens with a system of big meaning, or at least not with a thick and comprehensive such system. But if it abides by what I call "the liberalism of flourishing", the liberal state will take it upon itself to provide its citizens with rich contents of deep meaning, i.e., with an abundance of materials embedded in art. Rich contents of deep meaning can serve as building blocks for individuals to develop their own personal conceptions of the big meaning of life. This is the main way in which a liberal state can compete with the contents of big meaning provided by religion.