Public Philosophy and Political Science by E. Robert Statham ... - 9780739102930

Public Philosophy and Political ScienceCrisis and Reflection\nAuthor(s): E. Robert Statham Jr, George W. Carey, James W. Ceaser, Michael A. Gillespie, John Gueguen Jr, Manfred Henningsen, Theodore J. Lowi, John Marini, Edward B. McLean, Larry Peterman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books\nISBN-13: 9780739102930, 978-0739102930\nSynopsis\nThe crisis of western civilization is a crisis of public philosophy. This is the charge of Public Philosophy and Political Science, a stunning new collection of essays edited by E. Robert Statham Jr. Vividly cataloging the decay of the moral and intellectual foundations of civic liberty, the book portrays a generation of Americans alienated from institutions built on public philosophy. The work exposes the failure of America's political scientists to acknowledge and understand this alarming crisis in the American body politic. The distinguished contributors examine the evolution of public ph.