The American founding : its intellectual and moral framework / edited by Daniel N. Robinson and Richard N. Williams.
America's Founding Fathers shared similar beliefs on the nature of civic life and the character of those supposed to be able to self-govern. Although they studied the failed republics of the ancient world, they believed that classical ideals were still applicable to politics. This unique contri...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Continuum,
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| Summary: | America's Founding Fathers shared similar beliefs on the nature of civic life and the character of those supposed to be able to self-govern. Although they studied the failed republics of the ancient world, they believed that classical ideals were still applicable to politics. This unique contribution to the literature on American Founding gathers leading thinkers who set out not to relate its history, but its intellectual underpinnings. They explore the Founding Fathers' assumptions about civic life, human nature, political institutions, private morality, aesthetics, education, and history. Ch. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (172 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441165145 1441165142 9781441128096 1441128093 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |