Description: This book provides a complete overview of the American Founders' political theory, covering natural rights, natural law, state of nature, social compact, consent, and the policy implications of these ideas. The book is intended as a response to the current scholarly consensus, which holds that the Founders' political thought is best understood as an amalgam of liberalism, republicanism, and perhaps other traditions. West argues that, on the contrary, the foundational documents overwhelmingly point to natural rights as the lens through which all politics is understood. The book explores in depth how the Founders' supposedly republican policies on citizen character formation do not contradict but instead complement their liberal policies on property and economics. Additionally, the book shows how the Founders' embraced other traditions in their politics, such as common law and Protestantism.
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EAN: 9781107140486
UPC: 9781107140486
ISBN: 9781107140486
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Book Title: The Political Theory of the American Founding: Nat
Item Length: 23.9 cm
Number of Pages: 428 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: History
Item Height: 235 mm
Item Weight: 700 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Thomas G. West
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Hardcover
