{"product_id":"the-american-ideology-andrew-levine-9780415945509","title":"The American Ideology: A Critique","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Levine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041594550X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415945509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.88w x 0.49d","brand":"Andrew Levine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153021022463,"sku":"9780415945509","price":70.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23ec64d9-a836-4fd1-a5f4-578d9bee4681.jpg?v=1770780751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-american-ideology-andrew-levine-9780415945509","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}