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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... issue of individuals in communities is one of many political - economic- ethical issues to be considered herein . However , a word of warning is needed from the start . Especially when dealing with ethical issues , one must be very ...
... issue of individuals in communities is one of many political - economic- ethical issues to be considered herein . However , a word of warning is needed from the start . Especially when dealing with ethical issues , one must be very ...
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... issue for centuries . Note , for instance , Sabia's comments about one of the lead- ing twentieth - century American political philosophers , Leo Strauss , who argues that " political philosophers from Plato to Hegel " all wrestled with ...
... issue for centuries . Note , for instance , Sabia's comments about one of the lead- ing twentieth - century American political philosophers , Leo Strauss , who argues that " political philosophers from Plato to Hegel " all wrestled with ...
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... issue would have disappeared . Jefferson might have advocated the right of resistance . But that did not mean most politically active Americans would accept rebellion with equanimity . Also , the issue did not disappear because many ...
... issue would have disappeared . Jefferson might have advocated the right of resistance . But that did not mean most politically active Americans would accept rebellion with equanimity . Also , the issue did not disappear because many ...
Contents
Revolutionary Values | 21 |
Virtues for Democratic Citizens | 59 |
Individuality within Communities | 83 |
Copyright | |
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