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Author : Thomas G. West
Release : 2017-04-03
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 48X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Political Theory of the American Founding by : Thomas G. West
Download or read book The Political Theory of the American Founding written by Thomas G. West. This book was released on 2017-04-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a complete overview of the Founders' natural rights theory and its policy implications.
Author : Donald S. Lutz
Release : 1992-09-03
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 460/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Preface to American Political Theory by : Donald S. Lutz
Download or read book A Preface to American Political Theory written by Donald S. Lutz. This book was released on 1992-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Lutz begins A Preface to American Political Theory by explaining what the book doesn't do. It doesn't begin with a panegyric to the American founding. It doesn't answer the following questions: "What are the basic principles in the U.S. Constitution? What were the intentions of the founders with respect to (fill in your own topic)? What is the meaning of pluralism, or separation of powers, or democracy, or (fill in your own concept)?" In short, it doesn't provide an overview of the content, development, or major conclusions of American political theory. What it does do is provide "a pre-theoretical analysis of how to go about studying questions like the ones above-how to conceptualize the project, how to proceed in looking for answers, how to avoid the logical traps peculiar to the study of American political theory." Lutz sets out to emancipate American political theorists from empiricism and inappropriate European theories and methadologies. The end result is to establish the foundation for the systematic study of American behavior, institutions, and ideas; to provide a general introduction to the study of American political theory; and to illustrate how textual analysis, history, empirical research, and analytic philosophy are all part of the enterprise. Designed for students and scholars in all disciplines, including political science, history, and legal studies, A Preface to American Political Theory doesn't provide answers to central continuing issues in American political theory. Rather, it provides an effective, sophisticated entree into the study of American political theory. Readers will be armed with the intellectual tools to engage in systematic study and makes them aware of the pitfalls they will inevitably encounter.
Author : Bryan-Paul Frost
Release : 2019-01-08
Genre : Political Science
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Book Rating : 704/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis History of American Political Thought by : Bryan-Paul Frost
Download or read book History of American Political Thought written by Bryan-Paul Frost. This book was released on 2019-01-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers across era and ideologies, helping another generation of students, scholars, and citizens to understand more fully the meaning of America. This new second edition of the book includes chapters on several additional historical figures, including Walt Whitman, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Ronald Reagan, as well as a new chapter on Barack Obama, who was not prominent in public life when the first edition was published. Significant revisions and additions have also been made to many of the original chapters, most notably on Antonin Scalia, which now updates his full legacy, increasing the breadth and depth of the collection.
Author : Thomas G. West
Release : 2000-11-28
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 273/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Vindicating the Founders by : Thomas G. West
Download or read book Vindicating the Founders written by Thomas G. West. This book was released on 2000-11-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This controversial, convincing, and highly original book is important reading for everyone concerned about the origins, present, and future of the American experiment in self-government.
Author : Garrett Ward Sheldon
Release : 2003-02-13
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 061/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Political Philosophy of James Madison by : Garrett Ward Sheldon
Download or read book The Political Philosophy of James Madison written by Garrett Ward Sheldon. This book was released on 2003-02-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the history of Madison's thought to his early education in Protestant theology, Sheldon argues that it was a fear of the potential "tyranny of the majority" over individual rights, along with a firmly Calvinist suspicion of the motives of sinful men, that led him to support a constitution creating a strong central government with power over state laws. In this way, Madison aimed to protect individual liberties and provide checks to "spiteful" human interests and selfish parochial prejudices.
