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Moral Foundation of Democracy
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Hallowell makes a significant argument in favour of the importance of moral values in the orderly functioning of modern democracies. Hallowell begins with a survey of the role that classical liberalism and faith in man as a reasonable, moral, and spiritual actor played in the emergence of democratic self-government. He sharply criticises positivist thought and moral relativism as direct challenges to the notion that transcendent truths guide individuals in their actions and influence how people participate in a democratic society. Hallowell reminds us that at its core, a well-functioning democracy must be based on a fundamental respect for the dignity of the individual.
John H Hallowell taught political science for forty years at Duke University and was chair of the department from 1964 to 1971. He died in 1991.
- ISBN-13
- 9780865976696
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc.
- Imprint
- Liberty Fund Inc. (US)
- Publication date
- 21 May 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- Dimensions
- 155 x 230 mm
- Language
- English
