{"product_id":"9780674979888","title":"Inventing the Individual : The Origins of Western Liberalism by Larry Siedentop","description":"Here, in a grand narrative spanning 1,800 years of European history, a  distinguished political philosopher firmly rejects Western liberalism's  usual account of itself: its emergence in opposition to religion in the  early modern era. Larry Siedentop argues instead that liberal thought  is, in its underlying assumptions, the offspring of the Church. \"It  is a magnificent work of intellectual, psychological and spiritual  history. It is hard to decide which is more remarkable: the breadth of  learning displayed on almost every page, the infectious enthusiasm that  suffuses the whole book, the riveting originality of the central  argument or the emotional power and force with which it is deployed.\"-David Marquand, New Republic\"Larry  Siedentop has written a philosophical history in the spirit of  Voltaire, Condorcet, Hegel, and Guizot...At a time when we on the left  need to be stirred from our dogmatic slumbers, Inventing the Individual is a reminder of some core values that are pretty widely shared.\"-James Miller, The Nation\"In  this learned, subtle, enjoyable and digestible work [Siedentop] has  offered back to us a proper version of ourselves. He has explained us to  ourselves...[A] magisterial, timeless yet timely work.\"-Douglas Murray, The Spectator\"Like the best books, Inventing the Individual both teaches you something new and makes you want to argue with it.\"-Kenan Malik, The Independent\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367783215477,"sku":"9780674979888","price":20.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780674979888.jpg?v=1763547980","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780674979888","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}