Natural Rights Individualism and Progressivism in American Political Philosophy

Paul, Ellen Frankel (Editor)/ Paul, Jeffrey (Editor)/ Miller, Fred D., Jr. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1107641942 / ISBN 13: 9781107641945

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2013

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392 pages. 8.90x0.90x5.90 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Natural Rights Individualism and Progressivism in American Political Philosophy
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107641942
• ISBN 13: 9781107641945
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.53 kilograms

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Synopsis

The essays in this collection investigate two political traditions and their critical interactions. The first series of essays deals with the development of natural rights individualism, some examining its origins in the thought of the seminal political theorist, John Locke, and the influential constitutional theorist, Montesquieu, others the impact of their theories on intellectual leaders during the American Revolution and the Founding era, and still others the culmination of this tradition in the writings of nineteenth-century individualists such as Lysander Spooner. The second series of essays focuses on the Progressive repudiation of natural rights individualism and its far-reaching effect on American politics and public policy.

Book Description

The essays in this collection investigate two political traditions and their critical interactions. The first series of essays deals with the development of natural rights individualism. The second series of essays focuses on the Progressive repudiation of natural rights individualism and its far-reaching effect on American politics and public policy.