Ameritopia the unmaking of America
Levin explores the philosophical basis of America's foundations and the crisis that the government faces today.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Threshold Editions,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st Threshold Editions hbk. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. On utopianism. The tyranny of utopia ; Plato's Republic and the perfect society ; Thomas More's Utopia and radical egalitarianism ; Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan and the all-powerful state ; Karl Marx's Communist manifesto and the class struggle
- Part II. On Americanism. John Locke and the nature of man ; The influence of Locke on the founders ; Charles de Montesquieu and republican government ; The influence of Montesquieu on the framers ; Alexis de Tocqueville and Democracy in America
- Part III. On utopianism and Americanism. Post-constitutional America ; Ameritopia.
