In Search of the Republic: Public Virtue and the Roots of American GovernmentRowman & Littlefield, 1996 - 269 pages 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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... virtuous officials to exercise political power . While the Federalists and anti - Federalists disagreed over how to assure virtuous government , they agreed on its importance and argued together that a virtuous people were essential for ...
... virtuous officials to exercise political power . While the Federalists and anti - Federalists disagreed over how to assure virtuous government , they agreed on its importance and argued together that a virtuous people were essential for ...
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... Virtuous restraint applied to governments , to sovereigns , and to individuals . On the other hand , virtuous obligation to purposeful moral behavior as expounded by the Bible became encumbent on all men . The Bible was a guide that ...
... Virtuous restraint applied to governments , to sovereigns , and to individuals . On the other hand , virtuous obligation to purposeful moral behavior as expounded by the Bible became encumbent on all men . The Bible was a guide that ...
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... virtuous life . A virtuous life included a balance between the values of prudence , justice , and benevolence and provided the basis for social order and social life . " The man who acts according to the rules of perfect prudence , of ...
... virtuous life . A virtuous life included a balance between the values of prudence , justice , and benevolence and provided the basis for social order and social life . " The man who acts according to the rules of perfect prudence , of ...
Contents
Public Virtue and the 1 Roots of Republican Government | 1 |
The Metamorphosis of the Idea of Virtue | 19 |
Virtue Comes to America | 47 |
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