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American Founding Amp Soc Comp
. Ed(S): Pestritto, Ronald J.; West, Thomas G.
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Description for American Founding Amp Soc Comp
paperback. This work emphasizes the coherence and intelligibility of the social compact theory which, in spite of the partisan politics of the founding period, was one of the founders' unifying philosophical positions. It presents a comprehensive overview of the social compact theory. Editor(s): Pestritto, Ronald J.; West, Thomas G. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
Unlike many other books about the American founding, this new work by two of the most prominent scholars of American political history emphasizes the coherence and intelligibility of the social compact theory. Social compact theory, the idea that government must be based on an agreement between those who govern and those who consent to be governed, was one of the Founders' few unifying philosophical positions, and it transcended the partisan politics of that era. Contributors to this volume present a comprehensive overview of the social compact theory, discussing its European philosophical origins, the development of the theory into the basis ... Read more
Unlike many other books about the American founding, this new work by two of the most prominent scholars of American political history emphasizes the coherence and intelligibility of the social compact theory. Social compact theory, the idea that government must be based on an agreement between those who govern and those who consent to be governed, was one of the Founders' few unifying philosophical positions, and it transcended the partisan politics of that era. Contributors to this volume present a comprehensive overview of the social compact theory, discussing its European philosophical origins, the development of the theory into the basis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739106655
SKU
V9780739106655
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About . Ed(S): Pestritto, Ronald J.; West, Thomas G.
Ronald J. Pestritto is Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution at Hillsdale College and author of Founding the Criminal Law: Punishment and Political Thought in the Origins of America (2000). Thomas G. West is professor of politics at the University of Dallas and director and senior fellow of the Claremont Institute. His book Vindicating the Founders: Race, ... Read more
Reviews for American Founding Amp Soc Comp
This study is thoroughly reseached, it engages critically with the existing literature, and it is convincingly argued.
Political Studies Review
This book magnificently succeeds in restoring the politics of natural right as an intelligible and persuasive alternative to the politics of historicism.
Claremont Review of Books
Recommended.
CHOICE
This volume makes a massive contribution ... Read more
Political Studies Review
This book magnificently succeeds in restoring the politics of natural right as an intelligible and persuasive alternative to the politics of historicism.
Claremont Review of Books
Recommended.
CHOICE
This volume makes a massive contribution ... Read more