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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786208703321

Titolo

Never a matter of indifference : sustaining virtue in a free republic / / edited by Peter Berkowitz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , [2003]

©2003

ISBN

0-8179-3968-7

0-8179-3963-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; number 520

Altri autori (Persone)

BerkowitzPeter <1959->

Disciplina

320.51

Soggetti

Liberalism - United States

Civil society - United States

Social values - United States

United States Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A publication of the Hoover Institution's Initiative on American individualism and values"--P. opposite title page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Liberty and virtue in the American founding / Harvey C. Mansfield. Culture and values in the 1960s / Stanley Kurtz -- part II. Civic associations / David Davenport, Hanna Skandera. Schooling / Chester E. Finn Jr. Marriage and family / Douglas W. Kmiec.

Sommario/riassunto

The contributors reveal how public policy in the United States has weakened the institutions of civil society that play a critical role in forming and sustaining the qualities of mind and character crucial to democratic self-government. The authors show what can be done, consistent with the principles of a free society, to establish a healthier relationship between public policy and character.