Democracy and excellence : concord or conflict?
Does democracy promote excellence? Searching history, literature, and works of political theory, the contributors conclude that American democracy does indeed promote excellence despite thousands of years of political theory arguing the contrary.
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XIV, 166 Seiten 24 cm
9780275976422, 0275976424
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Preface by William Rogers On the Problem of Reconciling Democracy and Excellence by Neal Riemer Thucydides: Democracy and Chaos by Glenn Tinder Equality and Excellence in American Religion by Edward LeRoy Long Minstrels, Kings and Citizens: Mark Twain's Political Thought by Wilson Carey McWilliams Ordinary Virtue by Patrick Deneen The Search for a Competent Public: The Hutchins Commission and Post-World War II Democratic Possibilities by Brett Gary Democratic Excellence and the Dilemma of Amibition in American Politics: A Study of Tocqueville and Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Jeffrey Becker The Dangerous Allure of Excellence by Joseph Romance Notes