Ever since Douglass Adair convincingly demonstrated that a love of fame was central to the American founding, political scientists and historians have started to view the founders and their acts in a new light. In The Noblest Minds, ten distinguished scholars examine this passion for fame and honor and demonstrate for the first time its significance in the development of American democracy. The first two-thirds of the book is devoted to essays on individual founders, as the contributors consider the role of fame in the lives and political characters of Washington, Franklin, Madison,...
Ever since Douglass Adair convincingly demonstrated that a love of fame was central to the American founding, political scientists and historians have...
A study of the relations between politics and economics. Peter McNamara shows how the debates between Adam Smith and Alexander Hamilton on the foundation of the commercial republic point to an important juncture in the history of political thought.
A study of the relations between politics and economics. Peter McNamara shows how the debates between Adam Smith and Alexander Hamilton on the foundat...
CROSSING is a galaxy of particulars--imagistic, in motion, aware of history and still decidedly present tense. --Martha Spears Author of THE DIRTY SIDE OF THE STORM
CROSSING is a galaxy of particulars--imagistic, in motion, aware of history and still decidedly present tense. --Martha Spears Author of THE DIRTY SID...
For Hayek, spontaneous order - the emergence of complex order as the unintended consequence of individual actions that have no such end in view - is both the origin of the Great Society and its underlying principle. These sometimes critical essays assess Hayek's position and argue that his work can inform contemporary social and political dilemmas.
For Hayek, spontaneous order - the emergence of complex order as the unintended consequence of individual actions that have no such end in view - is b...
