Dolan, Neal.

Emerson's Liberalism. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (355 pages) - Studies in American Thought and Culture Series . - Studies in American Thought and Culture Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Progress -- 2 Reason I, Science -- 3 Reason II, Virtue -- 4 Property, Culture -- 5 Reason III, Skepticism -- 6 Limited Government -- 7 Natural Rights, Civil Society -- 8 Empiricism -- 9 Liberty, Commerce -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Emerson's Liberalism explains why Ralph Waldo Emerson has been and remains the central literary voice of American culture: he gave ever-fresh and lasting expression to its most fundamental and widely shared liberal values.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882--Political and social views.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882--Criticism and interpretation.
Liberalism in literature.


Electronic books.

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