Democratic Faith

by Patrick J. Deneen

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691163391
• ISBN13: 9780691163390
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"