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Democracy's Achilles heel : the rocky marriage of relative and absolute / Bruce Fleming.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fleming, Bruce E. (Bruce Edward), 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy.
- Political culture.
- Democracy--United States.
- Political culture--United States.
- Right and left (Political science).
- Conservatism--United States.
- Conservatism.
- Liberalism--United States.
- Liberalism.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2024.
- Contents:
- Democracy as oddball
- Philadelphia 1776 and beyond
- Democracy is a game with rules, and some people play it better than others
- Absolute and relative are yoked together
- The arc of history does not bend toward democracy
- Rights and freedom in democracy
- Freedom is linked to goals
- The dangers of overselling democracy
- Democracy's two elements at war
- Democracy isn't supposed to be sexy
- Absolutist actions vs. relativistic actors
- Democracy is constructed, like a building
- Do people even want to be free?
- Laws, freedom, and democracy
- Belief within democracy
- Democracy doesn't demand the provable
- Reason vs. passion in everyday life
- Works cited.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781003830269 (electronic bk.)
- 1003830269 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032251515
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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