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Moral Foundation of Democracy

English · Paperback / Softback

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With "The Moral Foundation of Democracy, " John H. Hallowell makes a significant argument in favor of the importance of moral values in the orderly functioning of modern democracies. Hallowell begins with a survey of the role that classical liberalism and faith in man as a reasonable, moral, and spiritual actor played in the emergence of democratic self-government. He sharply criticizes positivist thought and moral relativism as direct challenges to the notion that transcendent truths guide individuals in their actions and influence how people participate in a democratic society. Hallowell reminds us that at its core, a well-functioning democracy must be based on a fundamental respect for the dignity of the individual.
John H. Hallowell taught political science for forty years at Duke University and was chair of the department from 1964 to 1971. He died in 1991. In addition to this work, Hallowell also wrote "The Decline of Liberalism as an Ideology" (1943) and "Main Currents in Modern Political Thought" (1950).


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Puts forward a significant argument in favour of the importance of moral values in the orderly functioning of modern democracies. This book begins with a survey of the role that classical liberalism and faith in man as a reasonable, moral, and spiritual actor played in the emergence of democratic self-government.

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Authors John H Hallowell, John H. Hallowell
Publisher Liberty Fund Inc.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.12.2019
 
EAN 9780865976696
ISBN 978-0-86597-669-6
No. of pages 128
Dimensions 161 mm x 238 mm x 12 mm
Weight 266 g
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law

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