In Search of the Republic: Public Virtue and the Roots of American GovernmentRowman & Littlefield, 1987 - 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 65
... concerned that his Princeton students be " well instructed on the major concern of eighteenth- century moral philosophers : the proper relation between religion and ethics , between faith and being a good person . " In Witherspoon's ...
... concerned that his Princeton students be " well instructed on the major concern of eighteenth- century moral philosophers : the proper relation between religion and ethics , between faith and being a good person . " In Witherspoon's ...
Page 221
... concerned with survival . However , he rejected the view that " disin- terested benevolence is the only motive which can stamp upon any action the character of virtue . " 85 " Concern for our own happiness recommends to us the virtue of ...
... concerned with survival . However , he rejected the view that " disin- terested benevolence is the only motive which can stamp upon any action the character of virtue . " 85 " Concern for our own happiness recommends to us the virtue of ...
Page 225
... concerned with the negative potential of modern commercial economics . What would there be to restrain man from turning ... concern with the dangers of wealth and the abuse of property , they naturally accepted the concepts of freedom of ...
... concerned with the negative potential of modern commercial economics . What would there be to restrain man from turning ... concern with the dangers of wealth and the abuse of property , they naturally accepted the concepts of freedom of ...
Contents
Public Virtue and | 1 |
The Metamorphosis of the Idea of Virtue | 45 |
Civil Religion and Republican Government | 89 |
Copyright | |
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