Liberalism and republicanism in the historical imagination
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Author
Publication
1992 - Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
87,750 words, Guess
Page Count
351 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1551130M
- ISBN-100674530128
- OCLC Control Number24374137
- OCLC Control Numberliberalismrepubl0000appl
- Library of Congress Control Number91030897
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- Goodreads701366
- LibraryThing415186
Classifications
- DDC320.5/1/0973
- LCCE163 .A67 1992
Description
The author claims that liberal assumptions color everything American, from ideas about human nature to fears about big government. Not the dreaded "L" word of the 1988 presidential campaign; liberalism in its historical context emerged from the modern faith in free inquiry, natural rights, economic liberty, and democratic government. The author contrasts this view with classical republicanism--ornate, aristocratic, prescriptive, and concerned with the common good. The two concepts, as the author shows, posed choices in their day and in ours, specifically in addressing the complex relations between individual and community, personal liberty and the common good, aspiration and practical wisdom.
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