First Principles: Self-governance in an Open Society - Brossura

Tripp, Thomas N.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0981496717 ISBN 13: 9780981496719

Casa editrice: Black Sheep Farm Press, 2013

Riassunto

From John Locke to William F. Buckley, Jr., "First Principles" reviews the foundational authors who contributed to the development of American government and are still shaping it today. The job of governing appears easy for those who don't do it. The difficult part is in understanding how actual, not idealized or simplistic governance is best accomplished. The conclusion is that human nature must be given its due. "First Principles" offers, by means of 44 synopses of the great books of western political and economic thought, an abridged, easy-to-follow classical education for the modern, overwhelmed voter, candidate, office holder or government official.

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L'autore:

Tom Tripp is a political consultant and campaign manager and has held appointments in the Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton Administrations. A U.S. Army veteran, he is a practicing attorney who also manages business enterprises and serves on educational, corporate, and non-profit boards. He publishes on government, politics, and the law. For more than a decade he served as a board member and officer of the American Conservative Union Foundation and is currently chair of FirstPrinciples.US. He resides in Wilson, Wyoming

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The job of governing appears easy for those who don't do it. The difficult part is in understanding how actual, not idealized or simplistic governance, is best accomplished. The conclusion is that human nature must be given its due. A society based on capitalism and freedom could be perfect--except for the human condition: man's imperfectability. In order to make the best of what's possible after taking into account our limitations, the authors we study in _First Principles_ note what should work and then define what actually does. In the small, modern world in which we live there is no refuge from political reality, and there is no room for innocence. If we do not confront the facts of our social and cultural existence, including the government we choose to order our world, those facts will eventually confront us--at that point we will be at a disadvantage. From John Locke to William F. Buckley, Jr., _First Principles_ reviews the foundational authors who contributed to the development of American government and are still shaping it today.

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• Editore: Black Sheep Farm Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0981496717
• ISBN 13: 9780981496719
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 612