Political Thought in America: An Anthology by Michael B. Levy (1992-07-01)

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Political thought in America: An anthology

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The Liberal Future in America: Essays in Renewal (Historical Guides to the World's Periodicals and Newspapers,)

( The contributors to this collection approach the confus...)

The contributors to this collection approach the confused and paradoxical state of modern liberalism intending to clarify some new tendencies in liberal policy and philosophy. Prominent political scientists and political philosophers reflect on the difficulty of defining liberalism in a complex world for which it has neither lost its relevance nor proven its adequacy. They speculate on religion, family, economics, foreign policy, and other issues in relationship to recent changes in the liberal idea. The contributors do criticze some liberal practices and tendencies, but their basic purpose is to define the new directions in American liberalism, assess liberal programs, and examine the changing bases of the liberal constituency. Each seeks to define the foundations for a renewal of liberalism in America.

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Handbook of Political Theory and Policy Science

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This is not a true 'handbook' if by that term one means a brief reference work or a practical manual. It is, rather, a well-ordered collection of articles with a common concern: the relation between policy science (which is essentially empirical and instrumental) and normative political theory (which includes moral evaluation of the goals of political action and institutions). . . . The editors have designated three general points of view which, respectively, hold the relation between political theory and policy science to be 'complementary,' 'integral,' or 'mutually exclusive.' There are also lucid introductions to each section. The articles themselves are not for beginners, but they do, for the most part, eschew heavyhanded jargon. Overall, the book is coherent and breaks new ground in political theory and policy science. It is well referenced and has a useful index. Indispensable for graduate and advanced undergraduate collections. Also suitable for sophisticated general readers. Choice At the most general or inclusive level of meaning, theory and policy refer to two distinct ends of knowledge. While the tension between these two ends is not particularly strong in modern natural science, no such reconciliation has occurred in the social sciences where the role and nature of theory is far from obvious. As a result, a conclusive or consensual answer to the question of the optimal relationship between political theory and political science is not likely to emerge in the foreseeable future. The purpose of this handbook, therefore, is to present, compare, and clarify the most likely alternatives and to explore their implications for the purpose and potential of political science. In addition to offering surveys of ongoing work or major intellectual trends, the contributors to this handbook attempt to establish the validity of their views of the proper or necessary relationship between political theory and policy analysis. This volume presents the range of issues with which one must come to grips in formulating coherent and plausible positions and provides examples of arguments that lead to divergent conclusions.

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Political Thought in America: An Anthology

(This comprehensive collection brings together the writing...)

This comprehensive collection brings together the writings and speeches of statesmen, jurists, clergymen, reformers, and politically active academics who have provided Americans with a real, if unique, tradition of political theory. As inheritors of European intellectual traditions, American theorists have often borrowed from foreign ideas and creatively applied them to American circumstances. They have always attempted to persuade in order to support a new course of public action. The structure of this volume follows the perception that American political thought is a public, practically directed activity. Each public decision that fundamentally altered the course of American polity has created a different or revised political vision and established a political language. The material presented here focuses on the historical commitments believed to have defined contemporary America, from independence to industrial capitalism to American internationalism. While a great many individuals whose works appear in this book are famous for their writings or deeds, many are not. Each selection was chosen on the basis of its ability to exemplify a significant political perspective that adds to the overall understanding of American political thought, action, and politics in general. Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Abbott, Political Thought in America: Conversations and Debates, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577666271); Arnhart, Political Questions: Political Philosophy from Plato to Rawls, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577662631); and Riker, Liberalism against Populism: A Confrontation between the Theory of Democracy and the Theory of Social Choice (ISBN 9780881333671).

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