Modern Scholarly Editions of ClassicrnWorks for Today’s ReadersrnTHE VIRTUE OF CIVILITYrnSELECTED ESSAYS ON LIBERALISM, TRADITION,rnAND CIVIL SOCIETYrnBy Edward ShUsrnEdited by Stevfen QrosbyrnEdward Shils (1920-1995) was one of the leading intellectual defendersrnof freedom in the twentieth century. Learned in history, politics,rnliterature, economics, theology, and legal history, he taught for manyrnyears at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought andrnat Peterhouse College, Cambridge. In these nine essays, Shils exploresrnthe importance of civility and tradition to a free society. The essays’rnsignificance is enormous, for Shils was one of the first and assuredlyrnone of the most courageous writers to examine the natures of civilityrnand civil society and their relation to a free, ordered, liberal democraticrnsociety. As H.R. TVevor-Roper has written, “Deeply concerned for thernWestern values of rationality, freedom, and progress, Shils wasrndismayed by the threat which they now faced: the threat posed by thernabsolute individualism into which Western Liberalism hadrndegenerated.” Among the essays are “Tradition and Liberty: Antinomyrnand Interdependence,” “Max Weber and the World Since 1920,” and “ThernModern University and Liberal Democracy.”rn395 + XV pages. Introduction, editor’s note, acknowledgments, bibliography.rnHardback 0-86597-147-1 $16.00rnPaperback 0-86597-148-X $ 8.00rn^Xonceived in Liberty”rnFor a nation “conceived in liberty,” the study of the ideal of a society of free andrnresponsible individuals is a never-ending obligation. To encourage this deliberation.rnLiberty Fund—a private educational foundation established in 1960—makes available a widernrange of outstanding books. In keeping with the Fund’s mission, books are both beautifullyrnproduced and priced to ensure their availability to all serious readers. Each title exploresrnsome aspect of the interrelationship of liberty and responsibility in individual life, society,rngovernance, or economics. Accordingly, our publications include the works of Adam Smith,rnDavid Hume, Lord Acton, Ludwig von Mises, Nobel laureates E A. Hayek and JamesrnBuchanan, crucial political writings of the American founding era, and other landmark worksrnin philosophy, law, social and political thought, and education. We invite you to request a freerncopy of our catalogue.rnCall 800-955-8335rnFiax 317-579-6060rnor write:rnLiberty Furicl We payrnUPS shipping onrnprepaid orders.rn8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300, Dept. CHR7, Indianapolis, m 46250rnExplore Liberty Fund’s catalogue on the World Wide Webrnat www.Llbertyfund.orgrnrnrn