Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy - Couverture souple

Sandel, Michael J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0674197453 ISBN 13 : 9780674197459

Editeur : The Belknap Press, 1998

Synopsis

The defect, Sandel maintains, lies in the impoverished vision of citizenship and community shared by Democrats and Republicans alike. American politics has lost its civic voice, leaving both liberals and conservatives unable to inspire the sense of community and civic engagement that self-government requires.

In search of a public philosophy adequate to our time, Sandel ranges across the American political experience, recalling the arguments of Jefferson and Hamilton, Lincoln and Douglas, Holmes and Brandeis, FDR and Reagan. He relates epic debates over slavery and industrial capitalism to contemporary controversies over the welfare state, religion, abortion, gay rights, and hate speech. Democracy's Discontent provides a new interpretation of the American political and constitutional tradition that offers hope of rejuvenating our civic life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael J. Sandel is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University and author of The Tyranny of Merit. His freely available online course “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world. He was awarded the Berggruen Prize in 2025.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Belknap Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0674197453
• ISBN 13: 9780674197459
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible