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BL
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1017864
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b772234
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Deneen, Patrick J.,1964-
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| Title & Author
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Democratic faith /\ Patrick J. Deneen.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton, N.J. :: Princeton University Press,, ©2005.
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| Series Statement
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New forum books
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1 online resource (xvii, 365 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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1400826896
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: 9781400826896
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069111871X
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9780691118710
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-360) and index.
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| Contents
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Faith in man -- Democratic transformation -- Democracy as trial : toward a critique of democratic faith -- Protagoras unbound : the democratic mythology of Protagoras's "great speech" -- Civil religion and the democratic faith of Rousseau -- American faith : the translation of religious faith to democratic faith -- "A pattern laid up in heaven" : Plato's democratic ideal -- The only permanent state : Tocqueville on religion and democracy -- Hope in America : the chastened faith of Reinhold Niebuhr and Christopher Lasch -- Conclusion : a model of democratic charity.
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| Abstract
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The American political reformer Herbert Croly wrote, "For better or worse, democracy cannot be disentangled from an aspiration toward human perfectibility." Democratic Faith is at once a trenchant analysis and a powerful critique of this underlying assumption that informs democratic theory. Patrick Deneen argues that among democracy's most ardent supporters there is an oft-expressed belief in the need to "transform" human beings in order to reconcile the sometimes disappointing reality of human self-interest with the democratic ideal of selfless commitment.
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Democracy-- History.
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Democracy-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Democracy-- Philosophy.
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Démocratie-- Aspect moral.
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Démocratie-- Histoire.
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Démocratie-- Philosophie.
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Democracy-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Democracy-- Philosophy.
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Democracy.
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Law, Politics Government.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Ideologies-- Democracy.
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Political Science.
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Political Theory of the State.
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Democratie.
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Meningen.
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Politieke filosofie.
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| Dewey Classification
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321.8/01
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| LC Classification
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JC423.D382 2005eb
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08.45bcl
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08.45.bcl
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