Democracy and the ethical life : a philosophy of politics and community

著者

• Ryn, Claes G.

書誌事項

Democracy and the ethical life : a philosophy of politics and community

Claes G. Ryn

Catholic University of America Press, c1990

2nd ed., expanded

注記

First published by Lousisiana State University Press

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This study goes to the heart of ethics and politics. Strongly argued and lucidly written, the book makes a crucial distinction between two forms of democracy. The author defends constitutional democracy as potentially supportive of the ethical life, while he criticizes the plebiscitary form of democracyas undermiining man's moral nature. The book includes an extensive interpretation and refutation of the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and offers a new perspective on the American Constitution and the relationship between moral community and self-interest. This edition includes an important new section on the common good and the state of Western democracy. PRAISE FOR THE BOOK: "One of the best books on the terrain where politics and morality precariously overlap, recommended vigorously to all who are concerned with the loss of political morality."--Peter Viereck "An excellent and much needed analysis, and synthesis, of the relation of man's moral life to democratic, constitutional self rule."--Vera Lex

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA31032876
• ISBN:
  • 0813207118
• LCCN: 89027784
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Washington, D.C.
• ページ数/冊数: x, 245 p.
• 大きさ: 22 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : JA79
  • DC20 : 321.8
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Political ethics
  • LCSH : Democracy
  • LCSH : Representative government and representation