Democratic faith

Democratic faith / Patrick J. Deneen.

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...

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Main Author: Deneen, Patrick J., 1964-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
Series:New forum books.
Subjects:
Democracy > Philosophy.
Democracy > History.
Democracy > Moral and ethical aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
Democracy
Democracy > Moral and ethical aspects
Democracy > Philosophy
Democratie.
Politieke filosofie.
Meningen.
History
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Summary: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
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 365 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-360) and index.
ISBN:9781400826896
1400826896
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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