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The common sense of politics / by Mortimer J. Adler ; introduction by John Van Doren.
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Adler, Mortimer J. (Mortimer Jerome), 1902-2001
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English
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New York : Fordham University Press, 1996.
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xxv, 263 pages ; 22 cm
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JA84.U5 A62 1996
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United States
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1945-
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Summary note
"The first edition of The Common Sense Politics described itself as a "just in time tonic for those of us who have given up common sense as well as on politics, and can no longer see the connection between the two." One only has to peruse the pages of this 1996 edition to recognize that this book is just as appropriate and important for us now. With the development of a European Community: the upcoming American presidential election, and in light of the recent celebration of the U.N.'s anniversary, it is crucial that we, as citizens of the world, approach politics with common sense and a universal desire to improve our institutions toward managing and administering to a greater mankind. This book, built upon universal principles of a politics of common sense and for the purpose of restoring faith in the reform and improvement of our institutions, is the way towards a more perfect society."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-260) and index.
Contents
Pt. 1. Ethics, Politics, and History. 1. Introduction: Common Sense and Politics. 2. The Good Life and the Good Society. 3. The Political Animal. 4. The Historical Enlargment of Our Vision of the Possible. 5. Three Great Revolutions That Have Increased Our Political Wisdom
Pt. 2. The New Confrontation: Political Wisdom and Anti-Political Folly. 6. The Necessity of Government. 7. Concerning the Goodness of the State. 8. The Anti-Political Philosophers
Pt. 3. The New Ideal: Classlessness. 9. The Injustices to Which Government Is Prone. 10. The Maximization, Through Justice, of Liberty and Equality for All. 11. Political Liberty and Equality: the Answer to Oligarchs, Conservatives, and Reluctant Democrats. 12. Economic Equality and Welfare: Democracy and Socialism. 13. The Classless Establishment and the World Community
Pt. 4. The Goal of Progress and the End of Revolution. 14. Three Needed Developments: Prescriptions, Not Predictions. 15. The Control of Technology. 16. World Government. 17. The Education of Mankind. 18. Change, Revolution, and Progress. 19. Our Limited Vision of the Possible.
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ISBN
0823216667
9780823216666
0823216675
9780823216673
LCCN
95032066
OCLC
32969389
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