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The conservative sensibility, George F. Will

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The conservative sensibility, George F. Will
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eng
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Main title
The conservative sensibility
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Oclc number
1103319162
Responsibility statement
George F. Will
Summary
George F. Will presents a monumental new reflection on American conservatism, examining how the Founders' belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition
Table Of Contents
The founders' epistemological assertion : they knew what can be known -- The progressives' revision : an emancipation (from natural rights) proclamation -- Progressivism's institutional consequences : the presidency triumphant, the administrative state rampant, Congress dormant -- The judicial supervision of democracy : difficulties with the "counter-majoritarian difficulty" -- Political economy : rescuing the great enrichment from the fatal conceit -- Culture and opportunity : the scissors that shredded old convictions -- The aims of education : talents for praising and for pessimism -- Going abroad : a creedal nation in a world on probation -- Welcoming whirl : conservatism without theism -- Borne back : the quest for a useable past
Target audience
adult
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