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European Ways of Life: Legal and Philosophical Perspectives

European Ways of Life: Legal and Philosophical Perspectives

Author: Luigi Corrias; Ronald Tinnevelt
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781035307678
Published In: September 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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This insightful book considers how we might conceptualize European ways of life. It critically examines the political, legal, and social implications of European values in the face of challenges such as climate change, war, and global insecurity.

Luigi Corrias and Ronald Tinnevelt bring together distinguished scholars from diverse academic backgrounds to analyse pressing issues such as the fate of European cooperation, the rule of law, and sustainability. The book identifies ways in which European law and politics interact within the process of integration, discussing the persecution and abandonment of refugees as well as the fight against illiberal democracies. It outlines European histories of colonialism and imperialism, delving into the role of the European intellectual in the age of technical reason. The book also explores how familial structures and the notion of security can be attributed to the formulation of European ideals.

Designed for students and academics in European law and politics, the book provides unique insights and novel frameworks for understanding the complex dynamics of the EU. It is also beneficial to policymakers and practising lawyers.

Introduction: rethinking European integration through ways of life 1

Luigi Corrias and Ronald Tinnevelt

PART I EUROPE, VALUES AND IDENTITY

The virtues of plurality and abstraction. On why it is easier to legitimize the European Project by using values rather than an identity, civilization or way of life 23

Wim Weymans

Philosophy as a European way of life and the role of the European intellectual in the age of technical reason 43

Darian Meacham and Francesco Tava

‘The European Way of Life’ as a nightmare for others in the ‘Anthropocene’ 63

Yolande Jansen

PART II IDEALS

Equality and common values: a liberal argument 85

Pavlos Eleftheriadis

Just Europe? Epistemic justice and the rhetoric of a European way of life 107

Andrew Williams

Fighting illiberal democracy with the rule of law: the European Union’s legalistic approach to constitutional

backsliding in Hungary 127