Democracy and Its Enemies : The American Struggle for the Enlightenment.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (133 pages)
- Political Theory for Today Series .
- Political Theory for Today Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Liberal Economics as a System of Power -- Chapter Two: The Conservative Consequences of Liberal Supremacy -- Chapter Three: The Romantic Assault on the Enlightenment -- Chapter Four: Democracy and the Idea of Progress -- Chapter Five: The Material Conditions of Democracy -- Chapter Six: The Problem of Majorities -- Chapter Seven: A Liberal System Under Assault -- Chapter Eight: The American Version of Corporatism -- Chapter Nine: Pluralism, the Enlightenment, and Science -- Chapter Ten: From Liberal Man to Democratic Man -- Conclusion -- Index -- About the Author.
America emerged from the Enlightenment, thus the prevailing elements of politics in the United States are echoes of struggles amongst the moderate, the conservative, and the radical Enlightenment. This books attempts to understand the changing realities of power in the United States, as well as how they become authorized by attaining consent.