The American Ideology : A Critique Hardback
by Andrew Levine
Part of the Pathways Through the Twenty-First Century series
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The American Ideology explicates and criticizes two notions of reason in society: efficiency and the concept of the reasonable.
Despite their considerable appeal, these notions nowadays underwrite an orientation towards public policy that is both inadequate and beneficial to elite interests; an orientation that constitutes a distinct American Ideology. To make this case, Levine traces the history of the concept of efficiency, from Hobbes, through the utilitarian tradition, to contemporary economic and philosophical paradigms; and examines the strengths and weaknesses of the democratic theory implicit in John Rawls's pioneering work on justice and political legitimacy.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:184 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:10/06/2004
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- ISBN:9780415945493
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:184 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:10/06/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415945493
