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• Preface(p. ix)
• Introduction(p. 1)
• Part 1 A Critique of the Leading Interpretations of the Political Theory Informing the Founding(p. 5)
• 1. The Old Orthodoxy and Its Demise(p. 7)
• 2. Marx and Weber(p. 11)
• 3. The Hartz Thesis(p. 25)
• 4. "Classical Republicanism"(p. 28)
• Part 2 The Framers' Conception of Civic Virtue, and the Philosophic Contests Out of Which That Conception Emerges(p. 41)
• 5. The New "Publius"(p. 43)
• 6. The Classical Analysis of Civic Virtue(p. 48)
• 7. The Modern Rivals of the Classics(p. 72)
• 8. The Eclipse of the Intellectual Virtues(p. 74)
• 9. The New Meaning of the Active Virtues(p. 89)
• 10. The New Basis of "Legitimate Government"(p. 112)
• 11. Liberty and Human Nature(p. 117)
• 12. The Unanswered Questions(p. 124)
• Part 3 The Lockean Conception of Human Nature(p. 129)
• 13. The Unifying Thread of the Two Treatises(p. 131)
• 14. Property(p. 141)
• 15. The Problem of the Family(p. 172)
• 16. The Rational Basis of Morality(p. 184)
• 17. The Divine and Human Supports for Justice(p. 198)
• 18. The Rational Family(p. 230)
• 19. The "State of Nature"(p. 244)
• 20. The Rational Commonwealth(p. 252)
• 21. Rational Freedom and Human Dignity(p. 262)
• Conclusion(p. 276)
• Notes(p. 281)
• Bibliography of Modern Works Cited(p. 315)
• Index(p. 329)

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CHOICE Review

Pangle (University of Toronto), author of Montesquieu's Philosophy of Liberalism (CH, Jun '74), has written a very valuable study of the Lockean origins of the liberal political and economic principles that informed the American founding. Pangle's new book, together with his earlier and related study of Montesquieu, trace the impact of the political principles of the two political philosophers, Locke and Montesquieu, who had the greatest impact on the political theory and the moral philosophy that provide the intellectual foundation of the American regime. The author integrates the best recent studies of Locke (Richard Ashcraft's Revolutionary Politics & Locke's Two Treatises of Government, CH, Dec '86, and Nathan Tarcov's Locke's Education for Liberty, 1984) with the leading studies of the intellectual roots of the American founding (such as Forrest McDonald's Novus Ordo Seclorum, CH, May '86) to create a work of distinctive breadth and value. Although this book will not be immediately accessible to lower-division undergraduates, it will richly repay the effort that it will require of upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and scholars. -C. Jillson, University of Colorado at Boulder

Booklist Review

In a profound work of intellectual history, Pangle reexamines the moral philosophy of the Founding Fathers and finds the emergence of a modern sense of ``virtue'' unprecedented in classical or Christian tradition. This provocative and original analysis strongly challenges the prevailing explanations of the American founding, exposing both their theoretical and scholarly weaknesses. Pangle particularly attacks the contemporary notion that the Founders were inspired by ``classical republicanism'' in their framing of the Constitution. He shows that, in fact, the most important influence on eighteenth-century American thinkers was John Locke. Breaking through layers of misleading commentary, Pangle recovers the truly revolutionary implications of Locke's work in its decisive break with Christian morality in favor of a new ethic based upon rational self-interest. The rigor of the book puts it beyond the reach of most casual readers, but its clarity invites the intelligent nonprofessional. In a time of declining standards, Pangle merits high praise for the intellectual seriousness and deep erudition of this volume. Notes and bibliography; to be indexed. BJC. 320.5'12 Locke, John-Contributions in political science / Republicanism / U.S.-History-18th century / U.S.-Politics and government-Revolution, 1775-1783 / Political science-History-18th century [OCLC] 87-30885

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Thomas L. Pangle is professor of political science at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Montesquieu's Philosophy of Liberalism and the translator of The Laws of Plato, both published by the University of Chicago Press.