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BL
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988821
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b743191
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Roth, Timothy P.
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| Title & Author
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Morality, political economy and American constitutionalism /\ Timothy P. Roth.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (x, 194 pages)
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| ISBN
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1847205526
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: 9781847205520
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1845425243
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9781845425241
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-186) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| 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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Free enterprise-- Moral and ethical aspects-- United States.
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Public interest-- United States.
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Republicanism-- United States.
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Social ethics-- United States.
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Free enterprise-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Cultural Policy.
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Public interest.
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Republicanism.
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Republikanismus
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Social ethics.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Anthropology-- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Popular Culture.
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Sozialethik
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.20973
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JA84.U5R674 2007eb
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