Liberal Virtues: Citizenship, Virtue, and Community in Liberal Constitutionalism

by Stephen Macedo

Book Overview

Liberal democracy is often defended because it secures freedom, order, and prosperity. Without slighting these solid achievements, this book responds to those who worry that the theory and practice of free self-government neglect the importance of community and citizen virtue. Macedo offers a critical interpretation and original defense of the great tradition of individual freedom associated with John Locke and the founders of the American republic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198278721
• ISBN13: 9780198278726
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"