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The American Founding and the Social Compact (Hardcover, New)
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The American Founding and the Social Compact (Hardcover, New)
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Unlike many other books about the American founding, this new work
by two of the most prominent scholars of American political history
emphasizes the coherence and intelligibility of the social compact
theory. Social compact theory, the idea that government must be
based on an agreement between those who govern and those who
consent to be governed, was one of the Founders' few unifying
philosophical positions, and it transcended the partisan politics
of that era. Contributors to this volume present a comprehensive
overview of the social compact theory, discussing its European
philosophical origins, the development of the theory into the basis
of the fledgling government, and the attitudes of some of the
founders toward the theory and its traditional proponents. The
authors argue forcefully and convincingly that the political ideas
of the American Founders cannot be properly understood without
understanding social compact theory and the exalted place it held
in the construction of the American system of government.
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