In 1973, Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933--2005) published The Idea of Fraternity in America, a groundbreaking book that argued for an alternative to America's dominant philosophy of liberalism. This alternative tradition emphasized that community and fraternal bonds were as vital to the process of maintaining political liberty as was individual liberty. McWilliams expanded on this idea throughout his prolific career as a teacher, writer, and activist, promoting a unique definition of American democracy.
In The Democratic Soul: A Wilson Carey McWilliams Reader, editors Patrick J. Deneen and Susan J. McWilliams, daughter of the famed intellectual, have assembled key essays, articles, reviews, and lectures that trace McWilliams's evolution as a scholar and explain his often controversial views on education, religion, and literature. The book also showcases his thoughts and opinions on prominent twentieth-century figures such as George Orwell and Leo Strauss. The first comprehensive volume of Wilson Carey McWilliams' collected writings, The Democratic Soul will be welcomed by scholars of political science and American political thought as a long-overdue contribution to the field.
In 1973, Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933--2005) published The Idea of Fraternity in America, a groundbreaking book that argued for an alternative to America's dominant philosophy of liberalism. This alternative tradition emphasized that community and fraternal bonds were as vital to the process of maintaining political liberty as was individual liberty. McWilliams expanded on this idea throughout his prolific career as a teacher, writer, and activist, promoting a unique definition of American democracy.
In The Democratic Soul: A Wilson Carey McWilliams Reader, editors Patrick J. Deneen and Susan J. McWilliams, daughter of the famed intellectual, have assembled key essays, articles, reviews, and lectures that trace McWilliams's evolution as a scholar and explain his often controversial views on education, religion, and literature. The book also showcases his thoughts and opinions on prominent twentieth-century figures such as George Orwell and Leo Strauss. The first comprehensive volume of Wilson Carey McWilliams' collected writings, The Democratic Soul will be welcomed by scholars of political science and American political thought as a long-overdue contribution to the field.
Patrick J. Deneen is associate professor of government and holds the Markos and Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Chair in Hellenic Studies at Georgetown University. He is the author of Democratic Faith and The Odyssey of Political Theory: The Politics of Departure and Return. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.Susan J. McWilliams is assistant professor of politics at Pomona College. She is the author of numerous articles published in journals and edited volumes. She lives in Claremont, California
""A treasury of thoughts and arguments from articles of the late
Carey McWilliams. All are still timely, still relevant to American
politics today. Political philosophy as he practiced it never goes
out of style. How his keen eye and sturdy wisdom are
missed!"--Harvey Mansfield, Professor of Government, Harvard
University" --
""Collect[s] many of his most significant pieces, presenting both a
nuanced picture of the underpinnings of our political life and an
introduction to his thought."--First Things" --
""In addition to his work on the Founding, McWilliams was committed
to writing and teaching about contemporary politics. No one was
better at presenting to students the entirety of American political
thought, as a single phenomenon linking past and present, a long
story with a known beginning but an unknown end. These qualities
come through very clearly in this collection of his essays." --
Dennis Hale, professor of political science, Boston College" --
""Wilson Carey McWilliams was a seer, a small d-democrat, an artist
who valued eloquent prose, and one of his era's shrewdest students
of American politics. May this collection of some of his very best
work introduce him to a new generation eager for a vision that is
at once progressive, communitarian and deeply grounded in the
realities of American history. McWiliams brought not only deep
knowledge to his work, but also wisdom, compassion and a stubborn
prophet's sense of what is right, what is just, and what is
good."--E.J. Dionne, author of Why Americans Hate Politics" --
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