THE NEW NORMAL: FINDING A BALANCE BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND THE COMMON GOOD

Book ID/图书代码： 13149014B75731

English Summary/英文概要： Amitai Etzioni argues that societies must find a way to balance individual rights and the common good. This point of balance may change as new technologies develop, the natural and international environments change, and new social forces arise.

Some believe the United States may be unduly shortchanging individual rights that need to be better protected. Specifically, should the press be granted more protection? Or should its ability to publish state secrets be limited? Should surveillance of Americans and others be curtailed? Should American terrorists be treated differently from others? How one answers these questions, Etzioni shows, invites a larger fundamental question: Where is the proper point of balance between rights and security?

Etzioni implements the social philosophy, “liberal communitarianism.” Its key assumptions are that neither individual rights nor the common good should be privileged, that both are core values, and that a balance is necessary between them. Etzioni argues that we need to find a new balance between our desire for more goods, services, and affluence, particularly because economic growth may continue to be slow and jobs anemic. The key question is what makes a good life, especially for those whose basic needs are sated.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 阿米塔伊•艾奇奥尼认为社会必须找到方法来平衡个人权利和公共利益。这个平衡点可能会随着新技术的发展，自然环境和国际环境的变化以及新的社会力量的出现而发生改变。

一些人认为，美国可能过分欺骗了理应得到更好保护的个人权利。具体而言，媒体不应该得到更多的保护吗？还是它发布国家机密的权利要被限制？对美国人和其他人的限制应该被剥夺吗？美国的恐怖分子应该被不同对待吗？如何回答这些问题，艾奇奥尼表示，还有一个更大的根本性的问题：权利和安全之间的最佳平衡点是什么？

艾奇奥尼借鉴了社会哲学，“自由主义的社群主义”。其关键假设是，无论是个人权利还是公共利益都应该被特许，这两者都是核心价值，而且他们之间的平衡是必要的。艾奇奥尼认为，我们需要为自己对物质，服务和财富的追求寻找新的平衡，特别是因为可能经济增长会依然缓慢以及工作依旧没有活力。关键的问题是如何才会有好的生活，尤其是那些基本需求需要得到满足的人。(LNL)

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About the Author/作者介绍： 阿米塔伊•艾奇奥尼是乔治华盛顿大学的国际事务领域的教授。他曾是卡特白宫的高级顾问；曾任教于哥伦比亚大学，哈佛大学和加州大学伯克利分校；并担任美国社会学协会主席。

Amitai Etzioni is university professor and professor of international affairs at The George Washington University. He served as a senior advisor at the Carter White House; taught at Columbia University, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley; and served as the president of the American Sociological Association.

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