Virtue Transformed
Subtitle: Political Argument in England, 16881740
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780521026734
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; History of ideas, intellectual history; Political science & theory; c 1700 to c 1800; Politics/International Relations; Politics / Current Events; England; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory; Political ethics--Great Britain--History--17th century; 17th century; 18th century; Great Britain; History; Political Science; Political ethics
First sentence: After staking so much for so long on the effective operation of self-interest rightly understood, political scientists, political theorists, politicians themselves have begun to call for a renewed appreciation of the place of virtue in the citizenry's moral and political life.