Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-186) and index.
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The founders 'republican cause' -- The commercial republic -- Autonomy ascendant -- The public philosophy of modern America -- The economic analogue -- A failed public philosophy -- The decline of political economy -- 'Auxiliary precautions' in our time.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The founders of the American Republic set up a remarkable experiment in self-government. Today, debates rage as to the philosophical legacy of this ongoing experiment. In this fascinating study, Timothy Roth offers a critical analysis of modern liberalism and the economic theory to which it is conjoined - social welfare theory. The author argues that social welfare theory cannot be reconciled with the American Founders' procedurally based, consequence-detached republican self-government project. The book goes on to explore and expound the Founders' desire to promote respect for the moral law,
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Title
Morality, political economy and American constitutionalism.
International Standard Book Number
1845425243
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Free enterprise-- Moral and ethical aspects-- United States.
Public interest-- United States.
Republicanism-- United States.
Social ethics-- United States.
Free enterprise-- Moral and ethical aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.