Revolutionary Values for a New Millennium: John Adams, Adam Smith, and Social VirtueLexington Books, 2000 - 233 pages In his study, Hill challenges common interpretations of the political thought of Adams and Smith, providing scholars and students with an engaging and novel portrait of social and political theory in America, at its founding and at the inception of the twenty-first century. |
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Page 47
... human nature are being a bit unfair ; Adams thought he was being realistic about human fallibility . Tocqueville had similar views , according to Diggins , Lost Soul of American Politics , 232 . Diggins traces Adams's views on the ...
... human nature are being a bit unfair ; Adams thought he was being realistic about human fallibility . Tocqueville had similar views , according to Diggins , Lost Soul of American Politics , 232 . Diggins traces Adams's views on the ...
Page 91
... human beings , " their desire for approval by others and their desire of being what ought to be approved of . " 50 Human individuality was very important to Smith but he was also aware of human social passions . For him , human beings ...
... human beings , " their desire for approval by others and their desire of being what ought to be approved of . " 50 Human individuality was very important to Smith but he was also aware of human social passions . For him , human beings ...
Page 145
... humanity but to their self - love and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages . " 46 He was realistic about the human drive for self - preservation . But , in contrast to more simplistic com- mentators on human ...
... humanity but to their self - love and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages . " 46 He was realistic about the human drive for self - preservation . But , in contrast to more simplistic com- mentators on human ...
Contents
Revolutionary Values | 21 |
Virtues for Democratic Citizens | 59 |
Individuality within Communities | 83 |
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