Politics and Remembrance : Republican Themes in Machiavelli, Burke, and Tocqueville.

This inquiry into the nature of political action concerns what the author describes as the most precarious and uncertain of human endeavors." Focusing on specific themes in Machiavelli, Burke, and Tocqueville, Bruce Smith identifies political action as a distinct mode of human activity. Origina...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Smith, Bruce James
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press 2014.
Collection:Studies in moral, political, and legal philosophy.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7zth2k
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • One. Introduction
  • Two. Machiavelli: Remembrance And The Republic
  • Three. Edmund Burke: Political Order And The Past
  • Four. Aleixs De Tocqueville: The Politics Of Affection
  • Five. Thinking About The Republic: A Note On Equality And Authority
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Backmatter.