| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 347 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: Theory; CHAPTER ONE: Political Offices: Universalism, Partiality, and Compromise; CHAPTER TWO: Political Office and the Theory of Democratic Constancy; CHAPTER THREE: Office and the Democratic Order: Alternative Views; PART TWO: Applications; CHAPTER FOUR: The Senator and the Politics of Fame; CHAPTER FIVE: The Moral Activist and the Politics of Public Opinion; CHAPTER SIX: The Organizer and the Politics of Personal Association; CONCLUSION: Governing Pluralism, Office Diversity, and Democratic Ethics; References; Index; A; B; C; D |
| Summary |
How should politicians act? When should they try to lead public opinion and when should they follow it? Should politicians see themselves as experts, whose opinions have greater authority than other people's, or as participants in a common dialogue with ordinary citizens? When do virtues like toleration and willingness to compromise deteriorate into moral weakness? In this innovative work, Andrew Sabl answers these questions by exploring what a democratic polity needs from its leaders. He concludes that there are systematic, principled reasons for the holders of divergent political offices or |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-340) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Politics, Practical -- United States
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Politicians -- United States.
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Political ethics.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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Political ethics
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Politics and government
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Politicians
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Politics, Practical
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Politici.
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Politieke ethiek.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1400814618 |
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9781400814619 |
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9781400825004 |
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1400825008 |
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0691088314 |
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9780691088310 |
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128208755X |
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9781282087552 |
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9786612087554 |
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6612087552 |
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9780691088303 |
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0691088306 |
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