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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Page ix
... concern and assistance , the time required to produce this book would have been greatly extended . The previous chair , Professor F. LaMond Tullis , also gave valuable support as the project got underway . To Professor Louis Midgley ...
... concern and assistance , the time required to produce this book would have been greatly extended . The previous chair , Professor F. LaMond Tullis , also gave valuable support as the project got underway . To Professor Louis Midgley ...
Page xiv
... concerns , private and public , were often joined in important public documents . " Thus , while virtue did not essentially arise from government , self- government was dependent on its presence . The nature and function of government ...
... concerns , private and public , were often joined in important public documents . " Thus , while virtue did not essentially arise from government , self- government was dependent on its presence . The nature and function of government ...
Page xvi
... concerns into the study of the Founding , subsequently many scholars have demon- strated that his research was faulty and did not support his larger thesis . Numerous reviews , articles , and books have recorded the many weaknesses in ...
... concerns into the study of the Founding , subsequently many scholars have demon- strated that his research was faulty and did not support his larger thesis . Numerous reviews , articles , and books have recorded the many weaknesses in ...
Page xvii
... concern for virtue had no impact on the outcome of the new govern- ment . The Constitution , they wrote , was made up merely of mechan- ical devices , was intended to control self - interest , and made no demands on virtue . Politics ...
... concern for virtue had no impact on the outcome of the new govern- ment . The Constitution , they wrote , was made up merely of mechan- ical devices , was intended to control self - interest , and made no demands on virtue . Politics ...
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... concern grew with continued manifestations that the country was in serious moral decline . Frightening statistics ... concerns became public issues . Gradually , the concept of virtue was disinterred . Books , articles , and statements ...
... concern grew with continued manifestations that the country was in serious moral decline . Frightening statistics ... concerns became public issues . Gradually , the concept of virtue was disinterred . Books , articles , and statements ...
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