Power and powerlessness the liberalism of fear in the twenty-first century Hall, Edward (Political scientist) creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. enk 2025 2025 First edition. monographic eng remote 1 online resource : illustrations. 'Power and Powerlessness' examines whether the liberalism of fear - the negative and cautionary vein of liberal thinking, most famously articulated by Judith Shklar, which urges us to prioritize the avoidance of public cruelty - can effectively orient our political thinking in the twenty first century. Hall systematically engages with Shklar's writings to offer a defence of liberalism in these terms, and also methodically works through a variety of practical political issues - torture, policing, immigration control, and hate speech. Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Works of Judith Shklar -- Epigraph -- Introduction -- A style of thought -- What is to come -- PART ONE THE LIBERALISM OF FEAR -- 1 The Weak and the Powerful -- Actualities -- Liberalisms -- Defining cruelty -- Intimidation and inequality -- Important criticisms -- Conclusion -- 2 Legalism, Liberalism, and Ideology -- The unavoidability of ideology -- Shklar's critique of legalism -- Nuremberg and tokyo -- The nature of political theory -- Commitment in the shadow of self-consciousness Conclusion -- 3 Complacent and Conservative? -- The role of rights -- Liberty -- Testimony -- Standing -- Ethos -- Untimely meditations? -- Conclusion -- PART TWO PUBLIC CRUELTY, HERE AND NOW -- 4 Torture -- Orienting ourselves -- Unheroic realism -- Emergencies -- Distrust -- Conclusion -- 5 Policing -- Fear-worthiness -- The police function -- No easy ways out -- What, then? -- Conclusion -- 6 Immigration Control -- The way things work -- Remote cruelty -- Proximate cruelty -- Threats posed to insiders -- Public views matter -- Taking control seriously -- Distressing comprehension Challenging the narrative -- Conclusion -- 7 Hate Speech -- The basic political argument -- Freedom to express hatred as a matter of basic principle? -- Speech and public cruelty -- Reasons to refrain from regulating speech -- Is attempting to regulate hate speech unwise? -- Precious snowflakes -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Residual Anxiety -- Bibliography -- Index Specialized. specialized Edward Hall. Includes bibliographical references and index. Shklar, Judith N Shklar, Judith N Liberalism Fear Political aspects Libéralisme Peur Aspect politique liberalism Political PHILOSOPHY History & Theory POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Ideologies Fear Political aspects Liberalism Politics & government Politics and Government 2000-2025 fast JC574 .H35 2025 320.513 POWER AND POWERLESSNESS HALL, EDWARD. [Place of publication not identified] : OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2025 (OCoLC)1506280399 9780191966330 0191966339 9780192697103 0192697102 0192870033 9780192870032 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/60562 STBDS 250616 20260319210323.2 in00005728492 eng