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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... Self - Interest Rightly Understood 235 Index 265 This One UNY3 - RZF - CRU7 Acknowledgments WE WI E WISH TO EXTEND our sincere appreciation. I.
... Self - Interest Rightly Understood 235 Index 265 This One UNY3 - RZF - CRU7 Acknowledgments WE WI E WISH TO EXTEND our sincere appreciation. I.
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... own . The United States and its unique Constitution came along about a century later , although it was not until the ... self - interest has truly deteriorated into sheer narcissism for some citizens , is recovery still possible ? What ...
... own . The United States and its unique Constitution came along about a century later , although it was not until the ... self - interest has truly deteriorated into sheer narcissism for some citizens , is recovery still possible ? What ...
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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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... self - restraint in their private lives people would not be capable of governing themselves in public . But virtue ... interest " is among the most misinterpreted and misapplied terms by writers on the Founding . The fact is consistently ...
... self - restraint in their private lives people would not be capable of governing themselves in public . But virtue ... interest " is among the most misinterpreted and misapplied terms by writers on the Founding . The fact is consistently ...
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... Self - interest , if moderated by a symbiotic relationship with virtue , can be beneficial . And one's self - interest in a growing number of choices and alterna- tives characteristic of the modern world might well be of benefit , not ...
... Self - interest , if moderated by a symbiotic relationship with virtue , can be beneficial . And one's self - interest in a growing number of choices and alterna- tives characteristic of the modern world might well be of benefit , not ...
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