The political system of contemporary Western democracies is far from perfect. Nevertheless it is the envy of the world. The Art of Politics explains what makes our system as good as it is. It is about the political goods we have reason to value: justice, liberty, order, peace, prosperity, rights, security, and toleration. This book is of interest to thinking people and is not the closed turf of academics and theorists.
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The Art of Politics
The New Betrayal of America and How to Resist It
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Publication Details
Hardcover / 325 pages
ISBN: 1594032351
AVAILABLE:9/9/2008
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The Art of Politics
The New Betrayal of America and How to Resist It
About the Author
John Kekes is the author of more than a dozen books on moral philosophy, and epistemology, including A Case for Conservatism, Against Liberalism, The Illusions of Egalitarianism, The Art of Life, and The Roots of Evil.
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