Democracy in moderation : Montesquieu, Tocqueville, and sustainable liberalism / Paul O. Carrese.

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Carrese, Paul

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TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781316392775
1316392775
9781316562680
1316562689

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: No title; Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Blue Republic (Artist collective).: Blue Republic.DDC classification:

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JC574

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Contents:

Cover; Half title; Frontispiece; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Preface; Prologue: The Spirit of Moderation in Constitutional Democracy; Part I: Tocquevillean Moderation in Philosophy and Founding; 1 Montesquieu's Philosophy of Moderation: Natural Right, Liberalism, Constitutionalism; 2 Washington's Harmony: The Balance of Traditions in the American Founding; 3 Tocqueville's Deepening of Modern Moderation; Part II: Moderation and Statesmanship at Home and Abroad; 4 Religion and Liberty in America: The Moderate Spirit of Montesquieu and Tocqueville

5 Moderation, American Grand Strategy, and Washington's Statesmanship6 Constitutionalist Political Science: Storing's Moderation and Our Polarization; Epilogue: Moderation and Sustainability; Bibliography; Index

Summary: Democracy in Moderation views constitutional liberal democracy as grounded in a principle of avoiding extremes and striking the right balance among its defining principles of liberty, equality, religion, and sustainable order, thus tempering tendencies toward sectarian excess. Such moderation originally informed liberal democracy, but now is neglected. Moderation can guide us intellectually and practically about domestic and foreign policy debates, but also serve the sustainability of the constitutional, liberal republic as a whole. Our recent theory thus doesn't help our practice, given our concerns about polarization and sectarianism in ideas, policy, and politics. A rediscovery of Montesquieu and his legacy in shaping America's complex political order, including influence on Washington's practical moderation and Tocqueville's philosophical moderation, addresses these enduring theoretical and practical problems. Moderation also offers a deeper theory of leadership or statesmanship, particularly regarding religion and politics, and of foreign policy and strategy rooted in liberal democracy's first principles.

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Democracy in Moderation views constitutional liberal democracy as grounded in a principle of avoiding extremes and striking the right balance among its defining principles of liberty, equality, religion, and sustainable order, thus tempering tendencies toward sectarian excess. Such moderation originally informed liberal democracy, but now is neglected. Moderation can guide us intellectually and practically about domestic and foreign policy debates, but also serve the sustainability of the constitutional, liberal republic as a whole. Our recent theory thus doesn't help our practice, given our concerns about polarization and sectarianism in ideas, policy, and politics. A rediscovery of Montesquieu and his legacy in shaping America's complex political order, including influence on Washington's practical moderation and Tocqueville's philosophical moderation, addresses these enduring theoretical and practical problems. Moderation also offers a deeper theory of leadership or statesmanship, particularly regarding religion and politics, and of foreign policy and strategy rooted in liberal democracy's first principles.

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