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Feb 19, 2023
Faces of Moderation
The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes
Summary
By examining the writings of twentieth-century thinkers such as Raymond Aron, Isaiah Berlin, Norberto Bobbio, Michael Oakeshott, and Adam Michnik, Prof. Aurelian Craiutu's Faces of Moderation: The Art of Balance in an Age of Extremes (U Pennsylvania Press, 2017) argues that moderation remains crucial for today's encounters with new forms of extremism. In his interview with an old friend, Craiutu candidly talks about his scholarly trajectory from Romania to Indiana at Bloomington, his momentous encounter with the works of de Tocqueville and his long-time friendship with Romanian philosopher Mihai Sora, as well as the ways in which the virtue of moderation can instill civility, respect and dialogue in politics and daily life. The interview also anticipates another book on moderation he will publish later this year with Cambridge University Press.
Lavinia Stan is a professor of political science at St. Francis Xavier University in Canada.
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Lavinia Stan is a professor of political science at St. Francis Xavier University in Canada.