The American Ideology: A Critique (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415945509)

The American Ideology explicates and criticizes two notions of reason in society: efficiency and the concept of the reasonable. Despite their considerable appeal, these notions nowadays underwrite an orientation towards public policy that is both inadequate and beneficial to elite interests; an orientation that constitutes a distinct American Ideology. To make this case, Levine traces the history of the concept of efficiency, from Hobbes, through the utilitarian tradition, to contemporary economic and philosophical paradigms; and examines the strengths and weaknesses of the democratic theory implicit in John Rawls's pioneering work on justice and political legitimacy.

Author: Andrew Levine
ISBN-10: 041594550X
ISBN-13: 9780415945509
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2004
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.88w x 0.49d