Ronald J. (Hrsg.) Pestritto

The American Founding and the Social Compact

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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… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: West, Thomas G. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-585-47937-8
EAN: 9780585479378
Produktnummer: 23044778
Verlag: Lexington Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 296 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 499 KB

Über den Autor

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, Sex, Class and Justice in the Origins of America (1997) won the 2000 Paolucci Book Award.