The politics of selfishness : how John Locke's legacy is paralyzing America /

John Locke was an English philosopher who is regarded as the "father of liberalism." His thinking had a profound influence on political philosophy; in fact, the founding fathers who drafted the Constitution of the United States based a portion of its content upon Locke's tenets. Howev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nevins, Paul L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, CA : Praeger, ©2010.
Temas:
Locke, John, > 1632-1704 > Influence.
Locke, John, > 1632-1704
Locke, John > 1632-1704
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld
Liberalism > United States.
Libéralisme > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Conservatism & Liberalism.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Liberalism
Politics and government
Liberalismus
Politische Philosophie
United States > Politics and government > Philosophy.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Philosophie.
United States
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:John Locke was an English philosopher who is regarded as the "father of liberalism." His thinking had a profound influence on political philosophy; in fact, the founding fathers who drafted the Constitution of the United States based a portion of its content upon Locke's tenets. However, it can be argued that these Lockean concepts are ill-adapted to realities of the modern world, and as such are the root cause of dysfunction in our body politic todayÑand are hampering the Obama administration's attempts to effect change
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 283 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780313393525
0313393524
9780313393518
0313393516
9781282728615
128272861X

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