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The Politics of Gratitude : Scale, Place & Community in a Global Age /

In this postpartisan call to action, political theorist Mark T. Mitchell develops the concept of the "politics of gratitude," which revolves around four ideas: creatureliness, gratitude, human scale, and place, culminating in a distinctive, fruitful view of human nature and community at od...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mitchell, Mark T. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Creatures: limits and dependence
  • Gratitude: a creature's love
  • Human scale: propriety in our lives
  • Place: the allure of home
  • Politics: the art of freedom
  • Economics: private property and the virtues of freedom
  • The natural world: living in a creation
  • Family: the cradle of gratitude
  • Education: the place of the liberal arts
  • Conclusion: the neighborly arts.