The Spirit of Modern Republicanism: The Moral Vision of the American Founders And the Philosophy of Locke (Exxon Lectures)
By Thomas L. Pangle.
Description
The Spirit of Modern Republicanism sets forth a radical reinterpretation of the foundations on which the American regime was constructed. Thomas L. Pangle argues that the Founders had a dramatically new vision of civic virtue, religious faith, and intellectual life, rooted in an unprecedented commitment to private and economic liberties. It is in the thought of John Locke that Pangle finds the fullest elaboration of the principles supporting the Founders' moral vision."A work of extraordinary ambition, written with great intensity. . . . [Pangle offers] a trenchant analysis of Loc...
ISBN(s)
0226645401, 9780226645407
