In Search of the Republic - Public Virtue and the Roots of American Government

When In Search of the Republic was originally published in 1987, scholarly interpretations of the concept of virtue in the American founding were considered peripheral to mainstream political theory. Since then, the authors' arguments that public virtue, civic responsibility, and private morality were at the heart of the Founding Fathers' political thought is now accepted by a growing number of contemporary political theorists. This revised edition includes a new preface that places In Search of the Republic within the context of contemporary debates over the role of virtue and religion in early American political discourse. This is a superb introduction for students and scholars interested in learning about the moral, political, and constitutional theories of the Founding Fathers.

About the author

Richard Vetterli and Gary Bryner are Professors of Political Science at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Bryner, Richard Vetterli, Vetterli Richard
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.1995
• EAN: 9780847681730
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8173-0
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 228 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; USA, History of Ideas, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Constitution: government and the state