The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom

This book provides a complete overview of the American Founders' political theory, covering natural rights, natural law,...
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Author: Thomas G. West
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Language: English
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The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom by West, Thomas G.

The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom

$79.25

The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom

$79.25
Author: Thomas G. West
Format: Paperback
Language: English
This book provides a complete overview of the American Founders' political theory, covering natural rights, natural law, state of nature, social compact, consent, and the policy implications of these ideas. The book is intended as a response to the current scholarly consensus, which holds that the Founders' political thought is best understood as an amalgam of liberalism, republicanism, and perhaps other traditions. West argues that, on the contrary, the foundational documents overwhelmingly point to natural rights as the lens through which all politics is understood. The book explores in depth how the Founders' supposedly republican policies on citizen character formation do not contradict but instead complement their liberal policies on property and economics. Additionally, the book shows how the Founders' embraced other traditions in their politics, such as common law and Protestantism.

Author: Thomas G. West
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/03/2017
Pages: 428
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.17h x 6.15w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9781316506035

About the Author
West, Thomas G.: - Thomas G. West holds the Paul Ermine Potter and Dawn Tibbets Potter Endowed Professorship at Hillsdale College, Michigan. His research areas include American political thought, natural law and natural right, Aquinas, Hobbes, Locke, and Leo Strauss.

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