Liberalism in Modern Times
This fascinating study pays tribute to the life and work of the Brazilian essayist, thinker, and diplomat José G. Merquior, who died prematurely in 1991.
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Post Scriptum Triste
Introdution
José G. Merquior
Part I On Merquiorian Thought
1. A panoramic View on the Renaissance of Liberalism
José G. Merquior
2. Merquior and Liberalism
Helio Jaguaribe
3. Modernity and Postmodernity in the Thought of José Merquior
Gregory R. Johnson
4. Merquior the Liberalist
Roberto Campos
5. Variations on a Theme by J. G. Merquior
Part II On Merquiorian Themes
6. Liberalism and Trust
John A. Hall
7. Adam Ferguson and the Surprising Robustness of Civil Society
Ernest Gellner
8. Politics and Morality
Norberto Bobbio
9. On Deliberation: Rethinking Democracy as Politics Itself
Ramon Maiz
10. On `Postmodern` Scepticism
Raymond Boudon
11. The Futures of Latin America: Conservative or Liberal-Democratic?
Part III. On Merquior's Life and Work
12. José G. Merquior, 1941-1991
Celso Lafer
13. Annotated Bibliography of José G. Merquior
César Cansino and Victr Alarcon
Index