Articles tagged as virtue
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“Our Divided House: A Review of Charles Kesler’s Crisis of Two Constitutions” — Gerard V. Bradley
Gerard Bradley reviews Kesler’s Crisis of Two Constitutions, which argues for a “reborn American conservatism” with natural law principles and the Constitution at its center. Not only does our constitutional government presuppose a virtuous citizenry, but public virtue will last only if we uphold the morality of our constitution. Some excerpts: “Lincoln is a recurring […] -
“The False Allure of the Pagan Right” — Daniel Mahoney in Law and Liberty
In a review of Matthew Rose’s A World After Liberalism, Prof. Mahoney argues that atheists on the Right and the Left need the same remedy: a renewed commitment to reason and faith. Some excerpts: “‘We are living in a postliberal moment. After three decades of dominance, liberalism is losing its hold on Western minds.’ So […] -
“Civic Virtue as Moral Facts: Recovering the Other Half of Our Founding” – Professor Daniel Mahoney in RealClearPublicAffairs
In an essay for Real Clear Public Affairs, Professor Daniel Mahoney of Assumption University argues that the American Founding presupposed a belief in moral facts and the immutability of human nature. The Founding Fathers, and the American people more broadly, understood that society required a strong moral foundation. They knew that self-government required a virtuous […] -
“The Pursuit of Happiness Rightly Understood”–Justin Dyer in Public Discourse
In an essay for Public Discourse titled “The Pursuit of Happiness Rightly Understood”, JWI-affiliated scholar Justin Dyer reintroduces the classical understanding of liberty that inspired the Declaration of Independence. He challenges the deeply entrenched fallacy that American liberalism is a philosophy of license: hardly a synonym for property, Jefferson’s careful wording reflects the Aristotelian and […]