In Search of the Republic: Public Virtue and the Roots of American GovernmentWhen In Search of the Republic was originally published in 1987, scholarly interpretations of the concept of virtue in the American founding were considered peripheral to mainstream political theory. Since then, the authors' arguments that public virtue, civic responsibility, and private morality were at the heart of the Founding Fathers' political thought is now accepted by a growing number of contemporary political theorists. This revised edition includes a new preface that places In Search of the Republic within the context of contemporary debates over the role of virtue and religion in early American political discourse. This is a superb introduction for students and scholars interested in learning about the moral, political, and constitutional theories of the Founding Fathers. |
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| Title | In Search of the Republic: Public Virtue and the Roots of American Government |
| Authors | Richard Vetterli, Gary C. Bryner |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0847681734, 9780847681730 |
| Length | 269 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / International / General |
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