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22 produkter
Community and Political Thought Today
Av Peter Lawler, Dale McConkey m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1068 kr
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There is a crisis in America revolving around social and political life, and the contributors to this essay collection believe it has provoked a renewed attention to the issue of community in political thought. The 14 essays approach the question of community and political thought from a variety of …
Social Structures, Social Capital, and Personal Freedom
Av Peter Lawler, Dale McConkey m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
856 kr
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The eleven essays in this collection examine the relationship between institutional structures and community integration, offering practical insights to increase social capital and strengthen social institutions.A variety of social institutions are analyzed. Three chapters cover political legal …
Constitution in Full
Recovering the Unwritten Foundation of American Liberty
Av Peter Augustine Lawler, Richard M. Reinsch II
Inbunden, 2019
575 kr
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When political debates devolve, as they often do these days, into a contest between big-government progressivism and natural rights individualism, Americans tend to appeal to the “self-evident” truths inscribed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. But Peter Lawler and Richard …
Constitution in Full
Recovering the Unwritten Foundation of American Liberty
Av II Reinsch Richard M., Peter Augustine Lawler
E-bok, 2019
399 kr
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When political debates devolve, as they often do these days, into a contest between big-government progressivism and natural rights individualism, Americans tend to appeal to the “self-evident” truths inscribed in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. But Peter Lawler and Richard …
Faith, Morality, and Civil Society
Av Dale McConkey, Peter Augustine Lawler
Häftad, 2003
600 kr
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In this rich collection of essays, editors Dale McConkey and Peter Augustine Lawler explore the contributions that religious faith and morality can make to a civil society. Though the level of religious expression has remained high in the United States, the shift from traditional religious beliefs …
Democracy and Its Friendly Critics
Tocqueville and Political Life Today
Häftad, 2004
614 kr
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In this edited collection, Peter Lawler presents a lucid and comprehensive introduction to a diverse set of political issues according to Tocqueville. Democracy and Its Friendly Critics addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such as the moral dimension of democracy, the …
Political Companion to Walker Percy
Av Brian A. Smith, Peter Augustine Lawler
E-bok, 2013
879 kr
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In 1962, Walker Percy (1916--1990) made a dramatic entrance onto the American literary scene when he won the National Book Award for fiction with his first novel, The Moviegoer . A physician, philosopher, and devout Catholic, Percy dedicated his life to understanding the mixed and somewhat …
Political Companion to Walker Percy
Av Brian A. Smith, Peter Augustine Lawler
E-bok, 2013
351 kr
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In 1962, Walker Percy (1916--1990) made a dramatic entrance onto the American literary scene when he won the National Book Award for fiction with his first novel, The Moviegoer . A physician, philosopher, and devout Catholic, Percy dedicated his life to understanding the mixed and somewhat …
Political Companion to Walker Percy
Av Peter Augustine Lawler, Brian A Smith
Häftad, 2014
595 kr
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In 1962, Walker Percy (1916--1990) made a dramatic entrance onto the American literary scene when he won the National Book Award for fiction with his first novel, The Moviegoer. A physician, philosopher, and devout Catholic, Percy dedicated his life to understanding the mixed and somewhat …
Postmodernism Rightly Understood
The Return to Realism in American Thought
Häftad, 1999
708 kr
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Postmodernism Rightly Understood is a dramatic return to realism—a poetic attempt to attain a true understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the postmodern predicament. Prominent political theorist Peter Augustine Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of …
Postmodernism Rightly Understood
The Return to Realism in American Thought
E-bok, 1999
844 kr
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Postmodernism Rightly Understood is a dramatic return to realism-a poetic attempt to attain a true understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the postmodern predicament. Prominent political theorist Peter Augustine Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of …
Science, Virtue, and the Future of Humanity
Av Peter Augustine Lawler, Marc D. Guerra
Häftad, 2016
716 kr
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Science, Virtue, and the Future of Humanity addresses each of the key public policy issues of our techno-future from the perspective of deeply informed and philosophically inclined public intellectuals. Among the issues addressed are the detachment of our idea of justice from any credible …
American Political Rhetoric
Essential Speeches and Writings on Founding Principles and Contemporary Controversies
Av Peter Augustine Lawler, Robert Martin Schaefer m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
461 kr
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American Political Rhetoric is the only reader for introductory classes in American politics, government, and political communication designed to explore fundamental political principles through examples of political rhetoric ranging from the founding to today. Now in its eighth edition, its …
American Political Rhetoric
Essential Speeches and Writings on Founding Principles and Contemporary Controversies
Av Peter Augustine Lawler, Robert Martin Schaefer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1212 kr
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American Political Rhetoric is the only reader for introductory classes in American politics, government, and political communication designed to explore fundamental political principles through examples of political rhetoric ranging from the founding to today. Now in its eighth edition, its …
Allergic to Crazy – Quick Thoughts on Politics, Education, and Culture, Rightly Understood
Häftad, 2014
237 kr
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Allergic to Crazy features a stunningly diverse array of brief reflections by one of America’s leading public intellectuals. Each of these short, pointed, and witty essays applies the wisdom of postmodern conservatism to the issues that rightly occupy so much of life these days. Want to know a bit …
Gained Horizons – Regensburg and the Enlargement of Reason
Av Bainard Cowan, Jean Bethke Elshtain m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
152 kr
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Homeless and at Home in America – Evidence for the Dignity of the Human Soul in Our Time and Place
Inbunden, 2007
237 kr
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Modern and American Dignity
Who We Are as Persons, and What That Means for Our Future
E-bok, 2023
195 kr
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A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
Restless Mind
Alexis de Tocqueville on the Origin and Perpetuation of Human Liberty
Häftad, 1993
362 kr
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Offers an account of Alexis de Tocqueville's thought and life. Lawler attempts to make clear the understanding of the human condition that is at the foundation of Tocqueville's mixed view of human liberty, and provide an understanding of liberty that does justice to human existence.
Postmodernism Rightly Understood
The Return to Realism in American Thought
Inbunden, 1999
887 kr
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Postmodernism Rightly Understood is a dramatic return to realism—a poetic attempt to attain a true understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the postmodern predicament. Prominent political theorist Peter Augustine Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of …
Socrates in the Underworld – On Plato`s Gorgias
Av Nalin Ranasinghe, Peter Augustine Lawler
Inbunden, 2009
237 kr
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