T.H.Green and the Development of Ethical Socialism (British Idealist Studies, Series 3: Green) - Hardcover

"A satisfying scholarly picture of the broader import of Green's thought."

--Andrew Vincent "Victorian Studies "

"The book is well-documented... There is evidence of considerable research... this sets an erudite and scholarly tone."

--Jonathan Warner "The European Legacy "

This book uncovers the philosophical foundations of a tradition of ethical socialism best represented
in the work of R.H. Tawney, tracing its roots back to the work of T.H. Green. Green and his
colleagues developed a philosophy that rejected the atomistic individualism and empiricist
assumptions that underpinned classical liberalism and helped to found a new political ideology
based around four notions: the common good; a positive view of freedom; equality of opportunity;
and an expanded role for the state. The book shows how Tawney adopted the key features of the
idealists' philosophical settlement and used them to help shape his own notions of true freedom and
equality, thereby establishing a tradition of thought which remains relevant in British politics today.