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Liberal Order in the Twenty-First Century: Searching for Eunomia Once Again

Liberal Order in the Twenty-First Century: Searching for Eunomia Once Again
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Year:    2019

Author:    Magen, Amichai

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 139 (2019), Iss. 2-4 : pp. 271–284

Abstract

Adherents of economic and political liberty are again compelled to ask fundamental questions about the nature and prospects of good order (or Eunomia). This article: (1) offers a quaternary definition of the concept of “order;” (2) contends that Eunomia is essentially about the creation, adaptation, and protection of the conditions necessary for human beings to live lives that are free from fear so as to maximize each individual’s unique potential for human flourishing; and (3) outlines an evolutionary understanding of Eunomia, whereby contemporary liberal orders represent the cumulative outcome of three sets of elite-selected “wins” over illiberal ones. To survive and thrive in the twenty-first century liberalism must once again contest and defeat rival orders.

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Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.139.2-4.271

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 139 (2019), Iss. 2-4 : pp. 271–284

Published online:    2019-04

AMS Subject Headings:    Duncker & Humblot

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    14

Keywords:    B52 F55 N40

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Magen, Amichai

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Section Title Page Action Price
Liberal Order in the Twenty-First Century: Searching for Eunomia Once Again 271
By Amichai Magen 271
Abstract 271
1. Introduction 271
2. Order 273
2.1 Rules and Arrangements 274
2.2 Coercive Power 274
2.3 Legitimacy 275
2.4 Ontological Narrative 275
3. Liberal Order 277
4. Order Contestation and Selection: Liberal Orders as Serial Solution-Structures 278
5. Conclusion 271
References 271