Developing a political approach to culture that avoids both the pitfalls of neutralism and the perils of perfectionism is among the most urgent tasks facing contemporary liberal theory. Drawing on Rawls's political liberalism as well as recent work by capability theorists and major critics of liberalism, The Skillful Self makes the case for a liberal politics of skill in which the skillful self forms the focus of a nonperfectionist approach to culture and cultural policy.
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Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Chapter One. Liberalism, Culture, Cultural Participation Chapter 3 Liberalism and Culture Chapter 4 Cultural Participation Chapter 5 Globalization and Cultural Participation Part 6 Chapter Two. Community, Culture, Autonomy Chapter 7 Community, Justice, Culture Chapter 9 Culture, Context, Autonomy Chapter 10 System, Lifeworld, Expert Chapter 11 The Cultural Conditions of Autonomy Part 12 Chapter Three. Culture and Identity Chapter 13 Politics of Recognition, Politics of Respect Chapter 14 Recognition and the Politics of Hate Chapter 15 The Claims of the Indigenous Part 16 Chapter Four. Education Chapter 17 Education, Diversity, Cultural Competence Chapter 18 Multicultural Reason Chapter 19 Dialog as Reasonableness Part 20 Chapter Five. Skill, Technology, Capability Chapter 21 Skill, the Skillful Self, Deskilling Chapter 22 Liberalism, Technology, Technological Democracy Chapter 23 Capabilities, Resources, Capability Constrained Resourcism Chapter 24 Central Capabilities as Functions of the Skillful Self Part 25 Chapter Six. Politics of Skill Chapter 26 Factors Affecting the Development of the Nonrepresentable Skills Chapter 26 Representable and Nonrepresentable Skills Chapter 27 Conclusion
