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The New Normal - Finding a Balance Between Individual Rights and the Common Good (Paperback)
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The New Normal - Finding a Balance Between Individual Rights and the Common Good (Paperback)
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Amitai Etzioni argues that societies must find a way to balance
individual rights and the common good. This point of balance may
change as new technologies develop, the natural and international
environments change, and new social forces arise. Some believe the
United States may be unduly short-changing individual rights that
need to be better protected. Specifically, should the press be
granted more protection? Or should its ability to publish state
secrets be limited? Should surveillance of Americans and others be
curtailed? Should American terrorists be treated differently from
others? How one answers these questions, Etzioni shows, invites a
larger fundamental question: Where is the proper point of balance
between rights and security? Etzioni implements the social
philosophy, "liberal communitarianism." Its key assumptions are
that neither individual rights nor the common good should be
privileged, that both are core values, and that a balance is
necessary between them. Etzioni argues that we need to find a new
balance between our desire for more goods, services, and affluence,
particularly because economic growth may continue to be slow and
jobs anemic. The key question is what makes a good life, especially
for those whose basic needs are sated.
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