In Search of the Republic: Public Virtue and the Roots of American GovernmentWhen 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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Page xi
... democracy a lasting way of life and the tremendous pressures to which it is constantly subjected can easily shake one's faith in the future of our system . Can it survive beyond the " now " generation ? If self - interest has truly ...
... democracy a lasting way of life and the tremendous pressures to which it is constantly subjected can easily shake one's faith in the future of our system . Can it survive beyond the " now " generation ? If self - interest has truly ...
Page xiii
... democratic republic re- quires a citizenry capable of exercising the kind of self - restraint and public - mindedness that would permit freedom to flourish . One of the great contributions of the American Founders was to articulate a ...
... democratic republic re- quires a citizenry capable of exercising the kind of self - restraint and public - mindedness that would permit freedom to flourish . One of the great contributions of the American Founders was to articulate a ...
Page xv
... Democracy in America that self - interest can be " en- lightened . " In Search of the Republic follows this delicate relationship through the philosophy of the Founding , including its association with what the Founders called the ...
... Democracy in America that self - interest can be " en- lightened . " In Search of the Republic follows this delicate relationship through the philosophy of the Founding , including its association with what the Founders called the ...
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... Democratic Republic , " reformers began to search about for feet of clay , to show that the Founders were not disinterested patriots but men rigging a constitution to protect their own interests . Debunking the Founders would emancipate ...
... Democratic Republic , " reformers began to search about for feet of clay , to show that the Founders were not disinterested patriots but men rigging a constitution to protect their own interests . Debunking the Founders would emancipate ...
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... democratic tendencies of the period and forfeit the " ideal good " to the tangible interests of a society composed of distinct classes . Furthermore , these writers insisted that moral philosophy and concern for virtue had no impact on ...
... democratic tendencies of the period and forfeit the " ideal good " to the tangible interests of a society composed of distinct classes . Furthermore , these writers insisted that moral philosophy and concern for virtue had no impact on ...
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