In Search of the Republic: Public Virtue and the Roots of American GovernmentRowman & Littlefield, 1996 - 269 Seiten When In Search of the Republic was originally published in 1987, scholarly interpretations of the concept of virtue in the American founding were considered peripheral to mainstream political theory. Since then, the authors' arguments that public virtue, civic responsibility, and private morality were at the heart of the Founding Fathers' political thought is now accepted by a growing number of contemporary political theorists. This revised edition includes a new preface that places In Search of the Republic within the context of contemporary debates over the role of virtue and religion in early American political discourse. This is a superb introduction for students and scholars interested in learning about the moral, political, and constitutional theories of the Founding Fathers. |
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... individual was central and self - interest was an acceptable , indeed a worthy line of pursuit , important modifications had to be made . In particular , expectations of human excellence had to be lowered and , if self - interest was ...
... individual was central and self - interest was an acceptable , indeed a worthy line of pursuit , important modifications had to be made . In particular , expectations of human excellence had to be lowered and , if self - interest was ...
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... individual or collective behavior . Attitudes and personal traits cannot be legislated . Instead , virtue is fostered by the primary institutions of society — family , neighbor- hood , religion , education , and other voluntary ...
... individual or collective behavior . Attitudes and personal traits cannot be legislated . Instead , virtue is fostered by the primary institutions of society — family , neighbor- hood , religion , education , and other voluntary ...
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... individual but for the public as well . Tocqueville , who quickly perceived this phenomenon in his study of America in 1830 , reported in his Democracy in America that self - interest can be " en- lightened . " In Search of the Republic ...
... individual but for the public as well . Tocqueville , who quickly perceived this phenomenon in his study of America in 1830 , reported in his Democracy in America that self - interest can be " en- lightened . " In Search of the Republic ...
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... of collectiv- ism , claim that while republicanism had previously , and properly , diminished the individual in the name of the " common good , " Madison and his colleagues had rejected this and virtually all xvi Preface.
... of collectiv- ism , claim that while republicanism had previously , and properly , diminished the individual in the name of the " common good , " Madison and his colleagues had rejected this and virtually all xvi Preface.
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... [ individual ] rights . " Instead , the revisionist emphasis would be " citizenship and public participa- tion , a tradition with roots deep in the classical and renaissance worlds . " Called " civic humanism , " and said to be based on ...
... [ individual ] rights . " Instead , the revisionist emphasis would be " citizenship and public participa- tion , a tradition with roots deep in the classical and renaissance worlds . " Called " civic humanism , " and said to be based on ...
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